Allyship

Allyship is the practice of emphasizing social justice, inclusion, and human rights by members of an ingroup, to advance the interests of an oppressed or marginalized outgroup.[1]

Allyship is part of the anti-oppression or anti-racist conversation, which puts into use social justice theories and ideals. Allyship can exist in terms of racism, ableism, xenophobia, or other types of oppression. Outcomes of allyship considered to be desirable by proponents include greater inclusion in the workplace and empowerment of outgroups.[2]

Behaviors that are part of allyship include activism, changing to more inclusive use of language, and combating forms of prejudice against perceived outgroups such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, ableism and other forms of discrimination.[3]

Praxis in different fields

Allyship is enacted in a range of areas of public and private life. One may therefore speak of a praxis of allyship among librarians,[3] museum educators,[4] social justice workers, social media users,[5] university faculty, and more. How allyship ought to be enacted in each of these fields is a matter of ongoing discussion and sometimes contention.

See also

References
  1. "Allyship: What It Means to Be an Ally". socialwork.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. Atcheson, Sheree. "Allyship - The Key To Unlocking The Power Of Diversity". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. Becker, Jenifer (2017-01-02). "Active Allyship". Public Services Quarterly. 13 (1): 27–31. doi:10.1080/15228959.2016.1261638. ISSN 1522-8959.
  4. Ng, Wendy; Ware, Syrus Marcus; Greenberg, Alyssa (2017-04-03). "Activating Diversity and Inclusion: A Blueprint for Museum Educators as Allies and Change Makers". Journal of Museum Education. 42 (2): 142–154. doi:10.1080/10598650.2017.1306664. ISSN 1059-8650.
  5. Clark, Meredith D. (2019-09-03). "White folks' work: digital allyship praxis in the #BlackLivesMatter movement". Social Movement Studies. 18 (5): 519–534. doi:10.1080/14742837.2019.1603104. ISSN 1474-2837.
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