Company created a new ERG group for POC. Over the last 3 yrs, there has been lots of turnover of POC in our company with barely any to begin with. The ERG member participation continues to decline significantly & most are the majority. When asking POC why they don't participate or want to join the ERG they either say they don't have time, fear retaliation from joining, don't feel comfortable or safe to do so. Company is majority white males. I'm at a loss here 😞. This is heavy for me.

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It’s a top down approach. You need executive involvement in the erg and the company strategy to diversify talent and promotion. Otherwise it’ll become pet project that has no substance.

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That part could happen rather quickly tbh. The partner or whomever is an exec leader could lend their support.

MLT has a consulting arm that deals with racial equity at work - maybe consider floating a small project to help jumpstart things.

My company has a diversity council & it needs a lot of work. They don't want to talk about the tough issues & pushed everyone off who did. They continue to highlight the increase of women over the last 2 years in our company which is a vast improvement but there's no POC in executive leadership & many POC employees feel they're looked over for promotions & raises. I volunteer for the ERG & am tasked with increasing membership & participation.

I hate that employees don't feel they're getting the same opportunities as others. One side of me wants to help solve this issue, another side wants to quit the company because of how people are getting treated & the 3rd wants to put my head down & just do the job I'm paid for which has nothing to do with diversity & inclusion.

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Racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

Your text assumes this ERG is meant to uplift POC above others and promote POC because of demographics, not capabilities.
It is because of this type of mindset that this type of ERG was created to educate and empower POC, and hopefully, several others.

OP, I appreciate your concern, but my sincere advise is get your work done, focus on growth, when you call the shots, others will follow you and you can come up with initiatives that will help bridge gaps in promo and representation.

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It’s inherently racist to uplift one group over another. Not appreciating people for their quality of work, but rather a demographic.

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No ERG is set up to look superior over anyone, only to help members know they are supported, their feedback is valued & so are they. Which is sadly not the case at this time...hopefully one day. There are several ERGs at my company. Some are based on race, gender, interest, or experience. This is typical for many large organizations. Only this ERG is having issues with employees wanting to join. I would love for everyone to see each other as equals but unfortunately, we live in a world where people's hearts are full of hate & prejudices based on skin color, age, class, religion, etc.

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