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At A Time When Politics Seems To Be Going Backward, Project Include’s Newest Board Member Is A Man

At A Time When Politics Seems To Be Going Backward, Project Include’s Newest Board Member Is A Man

going with the folks who are coming and saying, ‘We’re committed to this work and we’re going to do it.’ And then I think there will be subsequent rounds of companies that decide they’re ready, and when that happens Project Include can go with them.”

That’s why he sees himself so aligned with the work that Project Include is doing: Educating those who are ready to make change, tackling assumptions, putting information out in the public sphere, making recommendations on best practice, and giving encouragement to those who are ready to make the leap. All of this can affect change now, and make it easier for others to join in down the line. And there is information; things are known; ideas have been tested. There are strategies that work, and there are strategies that don’t, and businesses can be better when they are provided with the data and the advice to seize a constantly-shifting moment.

All of this can affect change now, and make it easier for others to join in down the line. And there is information; things are known; ideas have been tested. There are strategies that work, and there are strategies that don’t, and businesses can be better when they are provided with the data and the advice to seize a constantly-shifting moment.

“At one point I thought, well, maybe there’s a window of opportunity that’s closing. But now I really feel like it’s still open. We are in a place where someone can say, ‘I had this horrific time, I was constantly harassed. It’s rooted in gender bias and misogyny.’ And people will say ‘That’s unacceptable. We stand with you. We’re going to fight with you.’ That represents a shift to me.”

The post originally appeared on Medium.

It was reposted here with the permission of Project Include.