Hey men: want to be allies in the fight against #manels? This article is a pretty good place to start. And here are some of my top tips for how to deal with this (short thread): https://twitter.com/PRLeblond/status/1316683222307287040

1) If you realize you've been invited to speak on a manel, ask yourself if you're the best person for the spot. If not, recommend a female colleague. If yes, ask to expand the panel to include a female colleague.

2) If the organizers refuse to consider your suggestions, you may want to give the event a pass. Your colleagues will notice when you speak on manels, as will your Twitter audience (and everyone in attendance).

3) If you've been offered financial compensation for your time, and you recommend a female colleague, TELL HER how much they offered you. Women continue to be told that they will be paid in "exposure" even when men are being paid in cash.

4) Be very wary of organizations with all-male boards of directors or management structures. These are people who aren't making any kind of effort.

5) Finally, if you find yourself suddenly on a manel because the sole woman dropped out last minute, there isn't much you can do. But think about using your platform to advance the work of women in your field (i.e on Twitter, in the talk itself, or with media requests).

6) ways to pay it forward: do you edit a journal? Make an extra effort to publish articles written by women (chase those outstanding peer reviews, for instance) to help them get published

Ask them to contribute a chapter to a book...and level up with an offer of a research assistant. (Yes, this actually happens - someone did this for me this summer and wow...huge help)

Essentially: think about things you can do to make things a bit more equitable.