the-future-now:Leaked email details the diversity initiative Apple’s board urged the company to reje
the-future-now:Leaked email details the diversity initiative Apple’s board urged the company to rejectDuring Apple’s shareholder meeting on Tuesday, the group will decide the fate of a proposal pushing for an “accelerated recruitment policy” to diversify the company’s board of directors and senior management.This is the second straight year investors floated the proposal.It comes at a time when Apple, like many other tech giants, is taking big steps toward more equal representation within the company.But thanks to Apple’s own leaders, it’s not likely this proposal will pass. Apple’s board — a group dominated by white men — have pushed the company to reject the initiative, one that would diversify its also predominantly white male leadership team.Furthermore, a shareholder’s email obtained by Mic reveals that Apple has not responded to a request from an investor to work toward an agreement on the initiative. Read more (2/23/17 8:00 AM)follow @the-future-now -- source link
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