The Allies for Equity team is a group of student interns at the Center of Excellence for Women & Technology committed to deepening understanding of the challenges that shape access, opportunity, and belonging across academic and professional spaces. The team focuses on creating an open, welcoming environment for thoughtful conversation around identity, systems, and lived experiences, particularly within fields and structures where representation has historically been limited. Through education and engagement, the team encourages participants to reflect on their roles within shared communities and consider meaningful ways to contribute to positive change. The group also works to foster connection and support by building networks that help individuals navigate and grow within their respective environments. Drawing on student perspectives, research, and insights from professionals, the team aims to surface and address the subtle forces that influence workplace culture, expectations, and participation.
Description of the video:
Ues so my name is Jake Taylor and I am the lead for the Allies for Equity team at the Center of Excellence for Women and Technology. So Allies for Equity is an alliance team within the Center of Excellence for Women that is a group of undergrad men that learn about gender equity issues and how to use their identity and privileges and skills to uplift and be allies to women in tech spheres and outside of tech spheres as well. I think our team really hopes to grow and create more of a community so what we're really trying to do is to reach out to men and get them talking about these issues since they have a lot of power to make changes.
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Intern - Allies for Equity
My name is Alexandra Baron, and I am a sophomore. I am studying Organizational and Business Psychology and minoring in Informatics. I am interested in pursuing a career in organizational development and am part of the Allies for Equity Team.
Lead Intern - Allies for Equity
Ananya is an undergraduate student at the Kelley School of Business majoring in Finance and Business Analytics. Outside academics, Ananya enjoys reading, dancing, running, and spending time with her friends and family.
Intern - Allies for Equity
Hi! My name is Bhumika Sati. I’m a sophomore at Indiana University Bloomington majoring in Data Science with a minor in Business. I’m passionate about data analytics and machine learning. I am an intern for Allies for Equity. I’m excited to grow my skills and contribute to meaningful work alongside fellow interns and mentors.
Seonmi Jin (Sun)
Team Champion
Seonmi Jin is a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. She has taught courses with the I Can Persist STEM initiative that aims to support female students of color majoring in STEM to explore ways to apply their knowledge in STEM disciplines to improve social and environmental justice. She has been invited to speak on improving gender equity in STEM and has published on the topics regarding DEIJ in faculty development and institutional research practices for equity. She has worked as a faculty developer in South Korea and is a co-leader for the faculty development track at the Assessment Institute. Integrating her background in international studies and global citizenship work, she currently focuses on research on creating a college environment that can empower minoritized women in STEM majors in the context of globalization.
