Women and people of color, including those of different ethnic backgrounds, experience higher levels of discrimination and microaggressions that impact their ability to advance in their company. The intersectionality of gender, race, disability, and of those in the LGBTQ+ community is a challenge for companies due to outmoded cultural norms and ingrained biases–both conscious and unconscious. Companies need to take steps to curb and eliminate behaviors that hold diverse employees back–anti-bias training and sponsorships go a long way to fixing the problem. For more on what to do,
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