Table 3.

Additional Quotes Regarding Barriers and Supports to Pledge Fulfillment

Barriers to pledge completion
Gender	Role	Quote
No time or competing priority
Woman	Faculty	I can't remember what it was. There are too many asks between patient load, research, emerge, etc. I have pledge fatigue.
Woman	Learner	The emotional turmoil, increased (unpaid) domestic responsibilities, and general disenfranchisement made it difficult to access my progress on the goal.
Woman	Faculty	The change in environment (virtual) eliminated the ‘normal’ environment. Had to learn virtual etiquette first before exploring how to include pledge goals.
Insufficient support
Man	Learner	I felt like it was hard to be committed to this pledge when I was really only involved in it through email communication every so often.
Woman	Faculty	Maybe I missed them, but an opportunity to chat with others who made the same pledge would have been fun.
Woman	Learner	It would be helpful to have some reminders or accountability measures in place to check in after a few weeks or months
Woman	Staff	If you are hoping for participation in the community, you will have to bring these opportunities to us.
No applicable situations to act
Woman	Staff	One aspect of my pledge was to be a role model for other women in terms of speaking up and valuing my voice. It's hard to gauge impact of this kind of ‘remote’ mentoring.
Woman	Faculty	It was not something that I came across frequently in my role. If there is rampant gender inequity on campus, I did not recognize it.
Man	Faculty	I think I have always been sensitive to this issue so this program does not enhance what I already believe and promote.
Culture or hierarchy
Woman	Faculty	There is a strong hierarchy at MCW that when threatened, resists and retreats to deeply conditioned ways of responding.
Woman	Faculty	MCW is still male dominated and not all male leadership recognize when they are being sexist.
Woman	Faculty	I have tried and it is not looked upon well. As a woman leader you are ‘too strong’ ‘need to soften your approach’ and ‘people should look at you as a mothering figure.’
Pledge nature
Woman	Staff	I don't know if I would say I ‘fulfilled’ my pledge only because I think these pledges have to be ongoing for the duration of our lives. I made progress on it, yes. There is so much to unpack and learn when it comes to gender equity and I believe it has to be an ongoing commitment.
Woman	Staff	The tasks required to complete my pledge were quite easy to accomplish.

Supports for pledge completion
Gender	Role	Quote
Personal reminders
Man	Faculty	Posted weekly reminder in my Outlook calendar ‘to do’ list of my pledge to work on daily
Woman	Faculty	Relating to the pledges of others was fun and helped hold me accountable. I also found the tip to print the pledge and put in on my computer monitor to be a helpful daily reminder
Man	Faculty	I wear my IWill MCW badge daily with pride and it also serves as a physical reminder.
Self reflections
Woman	Faculty	When and how did I contribute to the problem? When and how could I have done more to address or prevent the problem?
Man	Faculty	Attended a focus group meeting, talked with my Department leader, talked with HR, and took parental leave myself.
Man	Faculty	I googled and read some other materials which confirmed what I know.
Support from a partner, community or leader
Woman	Staff	Seeing other women faculty members display their pledges and buttons have my a sense of strong sisterhood despite being so low in the hierarchy at MCW. Around them, I felt I could open up with my thoughts on gender equity and they would be a willing participant in conversation.
Woman	Learner	Pledging with a partner or within a group was helpful for accountability and feeling supported in the process.