Allyship is Not the Hero’s Journey

Corey Ponder
6 min readJul 27, 2019

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Shortly after the reemergence of the #metoo hashtag and the spotlight people across the world began shining on the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, I wanted to do my part to help move the conversation forward — to be an ally.

I decided to organize a townhall to dissect the topic and “force” difficult…

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Corey Ponder

Tech policy professional by day, wannabe superhero by night. Passionate about building communities, spaces, and platforms focused on inclusion and empathy.