It's Time to Tally Who's Talking
There’s a parody video of a “conference call in real life” that has been circling the internet for years, and, now that everyone is working from home, it’s resurfaced, and GenderAvenger has something to say about it:
Of course, other than the OMG-that-totally-happens moments, we immediately noticed that there are four dudes and only one woman in the video (which, if this was a C-suite meeting, was likely very accurate). Given that breakdown, it’s obvious that the men would have more talk time than the woman on this call, but it’s no surprise to anyone that men usually dominate the conversation, even if there are an equal number of men and women on a call.
Enter Time Who’s Talking in the GA Tally app.
Enter Time Who’s Talking, the portion of the GA Tally app that enables you to tally the amount of time men and people who are not men spend talking during meetings, shows, panels, and more. It’s very easy: tap “A Dude” when a man is talking or “Not a Dude” when someone who is not a man is talking, and voila! You have now created an easy to read tally that clearly demonstrates whether men dominated the conversation, and your tally can be shared directly from the app via social media or email.
There is also a new feature in Time Who’s Talking that lets you enter the times manually. If you’ve forgotten to use the app during a call, or your conference network offers a counting feature of its own (for example, UberConference automatically generates a report on talk time for each conference call participant), you can manually enter the breakdown of minutes (or, GASP!, hours) men and others talked on your call.
Time Who’s Talking doesn’t need to be reserved just for work, either. You can use it during your virtual holiday dinners this weekend, during virtual happy hour, or while watching the Sunday morning news programs… anywhere, really.
We do have another option for those of you who are trying to curb screen time during the pandemic (is that even possible?) or trying to learn a new hobby. Do what Sue Montgomery did and knit your own Time Who’s Talking tally, and don’t forget to send us a photo!