In this second session on strategies for publicly perpetuating gender equity, the facilitators will do a deep dive into the challenge of real-time disruption of bias, sexism, and even harassment. Topics include recognizing what prevents some men from seeing bias, bystander paralysis and how it explains why some of us may not act in the moment, strategies to counteract roadblocks to taking action against biased, harassing, or sexist language and behavior, analyzing scenarios to practice noticing and disrupting bias in workplace settings, and identifying best strategies for equitable distribution of “office housework.” This session requires some courage, active disruption practice, and conversations about what lands well and what does not.
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W. Brad Johnson, PhD
Best Selling Co-Author of Good Guys and Co-Founder of Workplace Allies
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W. Brad Johnson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the co-founder of Workplaceallies.com. For 30 years, he served Sailors and Marines in the U.S. Navy, first as a commissioned officer in the Navy’s Medical Service Corps and later as a tenured full professor at Annapolis in the U.S. Naval Academy's Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law. For 20 years, he was also a clinical faculty associate at Johns Hopkins University. A clinical psychologist, Dr. Johnson is a mentoring expert specializing in developing gender-inclusive mentoring cultures for organizations around the globe. Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous publications, including 14 books, in the areas of mentoring, professional ethics, and gender inclusion. Recent Books include Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workplace (2020, October, with David Smith); On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty (3rd Ed.) (2025, with Kimberly Griffin); The Elements of Mentoring (3rd Ed.) (2018, with Charles Ridley); and Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (2016, with David Smith).
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David G. Smith, PhD
Best Selling Co-Author of Good Guys and Co-Founder of Workplace Allies
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David Smith, PhD, is co-author of the book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Gender & Work Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He also serves as a member on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men, culminating in command of a squadron in combat, and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist, his research focuses on gender, work, and family issues including allyship, inclusive mentorship and sponsorship, gender bias in performance evaluations, and dual-career families. He is the co-author of the book Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and numerous journal articles and book chapters focused on gender and the workplace.