Equal Time

What is Equal Time?

Equal Time is a virtual meeting assistant tool designed to enhance the inclusivity and effectiveness of meetings on platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It facilitates balanced discussions by monitoring speaking time, providing real-time insights on participation, and generating AI-based meeting notes with transcripts and action items. The tool caters to a diverse range of users, including DEI leaders, managers, teachers, coaches, HR professionals, and engineering teams, aiming to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity in meeting environments.

Who created Equal Time?

Equal Time was founded by two women in 2021. Rachel Dowling, the CEO, previously served as VP Product at TrustYou, while Kim LaRocca, the CTO, was a Senior Engineering Manager at NYPR. The company developed cutting-edge technology to track virtual meeting dynamics and promote inclusivity in discussions. Equal Time aims to create a welcoming environment for all participants and enhance leadership coaching for women's career advancement.

What is Equal Time used for?

• Facilitate effective and inclusive meetings for everyone
• Monitor speaking time during meetings for equitable engagement
• Provide transcripts, notes, and action items for every participant
• Offer AI-generated meeting notes with transcripts, summaries, and analysis
• Support DEI leaders in driving inclusive experiences and increasing representation among underrepresented groups
• Help managers conduct more effective team meetings
• Assist teachers with automated attendance and participation tracking
• Enable coaches and counselors to moderate discussions fairly
• Aid HR professionals in ensuring equity in hiring and employee engagement
• Enable engineering teams to ensure all voices are heard in meetings
• Inclusive and effective meetings for everyone
• Monitoring speaking time during meetings to promote equitable engagement
• Providing real-time view of who has spoken and for how long
• Facilitating balanced discussions among participants
• Offering AI-generated meeting notes with transcripts, summaries, analysis, and action items
• Supporting DEI leaders, managers, teachers, coaches, counselors, HR professionals, and engineering teams
• Driving inclusive experiences and increasing representation among underrepresented groups for DEI leaders
• Supporting more effective team meetings for managers
• Automated attendance and participation tracking for teachers
• Ensuring all voices are heard in daily standups and product meetings for engineering teams
• Monitor speaking time during meetings to promote equitable engagement among participants
• Provide instant, real-time view of who has spoken and for how long
• Offer AI-generated meeting notes including transcripts, summaries, analysis of topics discussed, and action items
• Help managers run more effective team meetings
• Aid coaches and counselors in moderating discussions fairly
• Support HR professionals in ensuring equity in hiring and employee engagement
• Help engineering teams ensure all voices are heard in daily standups and product meetings
• Monitor speaking time during meetings to promote equitable engagement
• Provide real-time view of who has spoken for how long and who still needs to contribute
• Offer AI-generated meeting notes with transcripts, summaries, analysis, and action items
• Support diverse users including DEI leaders, managers, teachers, coaches, counselors, HR professionals, and engineering teams
• Help DEI leaders drive inclusive experiences and increase representation among underrepresented groups
• Support more effective team meetings for managers
• Automate attendance and participation tracking for teachers
• Moderate discussions fairly for coaches and counselors
• Ensure all voices are heard in daily standups and product meetings for engineering teams

Who is Equal Time for?

• DEI Leaders
• Learning and Development Professionals
• Managers
• Coaches
• Teachers
• Engineering Teams
• L&D

How to use Equal Time?

To use Equal Time effectively in your meetings, follow these steps:

1. Getting Started:

   • Sign up for Equal Time and integrate it with your preferred virtual meeting platform like Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams.

2. Utilizing Features:

   • Delegate note-taking to Equal Time for full transcripts, meeting summaries, and action items.
   • Monitor speaking time ratios to ensure equal participation among participants.
   • Receive AI-generated meeting notes with detailed summaries and analysis after each meeting.

3. Promoting Inclusivity:

   • Track gender-based participation to ensure representation and inclusion.
   • Foster more thoughtful and inclusive conversations by using Equal Time to facilitate balanced discussions.

4. Target Users:

   • DEI Leaders can measure gender-based inclusion.
   • Learning and Development can benefit from AI-based recommendations.
   • Managers can run more effective team meetings.
   • Coaches can moderate discussions equitably.
   • Teachers can automate attendance and participation tracking.

5. Support and Further Information:

   • Utilize Equal Time to gather insights for effectively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in your organization.
   • Check out the Equal Time website for additional resources and support from the team.

By following these steps, you can make the most of Equal Time to enhance the inclusivity and effectiveness of your virtual and hybrid meetings.