Expecting ZERO change from the bean counters with regard to diversity. Performative emails and sentiment but real change would involve them being uncomfortable. Hoping they follow the trends out of fear and perception rather than expecting enlightenment.

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This ^.

Our complacency every time nothing happens is also contributing to the problem. It’s a marathon, so let’s keep demanding change, let’s keep finding ways we can change, because even if your leadership hasn’t released a seemingly grandiose plan, YOU can start by doing things yourself that do have a larger impact and one of those is demanding change vs sitting around waiting for it. I’m sure you want it to, let’s just keep the fire going.

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I admire the energy/conviction and all but this isn’t changing from within. It’s like trying to get the racist relative at Thanksgiving to stop being racist.

The money people aka the clients have to demand it to make the change or ones has to take their money from them, which might be the better move.

As you make hove noticed HC’s don’t hesitate to cut throats to a cater to the interest that matter most, shareholders. They won’t be moved 1 inch by some kids in the street in fact they are hatching plans right now of how you should jeopardize your own health to service their interest.

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All the red meat to us POC is just to avoid getting bad publicity from trade publishers.
It is better to accept that less diversity is the norm. Sad but real.

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