On June 5 2020, Ohanian Resigned From Reddit’s Board, Asking To Be Replaced By A Black Candidate

Written by rachelminnlee | Published 2020/06/18
Tech Story Tags: diversity | talent | discrimination | positive-discrimination | tech-diversity | long-term-results | business | culture | web-monetization

TLDR On June 5 2020, Alexis Ohanian Resigned From Reddit’s Board, Asking To Be Replaced By A Black Candidate. Ohanian is trying to do, as an act of technology leadership and as a showcase to his family that he is doing the right thing. By this statement, he shows up as ‘anti-racist’, and provides a discussion for affirmative action inside tech leadership. In countries with laws on racial equality, hiring someone simply because they are of a certain protected group, is illegal.via the TL;DR App
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Written by rachelminnlee | mother of unicorns. not a hacker. social distancing since 2018
Published by HackerNoon on 2020/06/18
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