On the back of some thought-inducing conversations recently, Lauren and Teia tackle 'white allyship'. What does it mean? How does a white person know when they are (or not) a white ally? What does this look like in our everyday interactions? We take you from the coffee shop to the check out counter and to the organisation you work for...

WARNING: This episode might be a lot for some white people. It could make you feel a bit uneasy and hot around the collar; you might even start realising you are part of the problem.....

Trigger warning: This episode touches on personal experiences of racism.

If you need support, these organisations can help:

www.blackmindsmatteruk.com

www.rethink.org

www.mind.org.uk

Things we mentioned:

Duncan Green’s tweet on the visibility of women in seminars: https://twitter.com/fp2p/status/940856062785155072?s=21&t=_Xdr2y2dJrs8O_lmkPc-Dw

Original source: Women’s visibility in academic seminars: Women ask fewer questions than men by Alecia J. Carter, Alyssa Croft, Dieter Lukas, and Gillian M. Sandstrom. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202743 

Book: The Clapback: Your Guide to Calling Out Racial Stereotypes by Elijah Lawal

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