Allyship

There is a new word in use that most people are not familiar with and the word is allyship. Allyship describes reaching out, helping, and empowering. For example, allyship could be a white manger who helps his black female coworker achieve a promotion. This sounds different from a manager who reaches out to help subordinates to achieve success based on their performance. This could mean bypassing a more qualified person based on skin color. This is an attempt to equalize the playing field by replacing ability with other qualities. It happens when the boss promotes someone that he likes over a more qualified person. While this occurs is it something to be encouraged. Even nepotism is not considered good business practice. This is another example of equity. Equity smacks of mediocrity instead of meritocracy. It means bringing someone up while bringing someone else down. The recent move by the administration to place an extra charge on home buyers who have good credit and lower the requirements for buyers with poor credit. Is this an acceptable way to make up for past real or perceived mistreatment. Is this good for America. These are questions worth asking.