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		gadders on Feb 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem... It's starting to get traction. For instance, this is a government-sponsored organisation in the UK trying to encourage it in banking: https://www.progresstogether.co.uk/our-purpose/ There are similar orgs for consulting and law. Not heard of any for the FAANG/start-up/tech world.

tjpnz on Feb 7, 2023 [–]

Thanks for the link. I'll keep this in mind next time I try to force the issue. If it's already gaining traction in the banking sector tech has no excuse.

gadders on Feb 7, 2023 | [–]

No worries. I've started an Employee Resource Group for it an my current place. As someone else said, socio-economic mobility is the tide that raises all boats.

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