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When diversity roles lack institutional support

My company hired me to increase diversity but gave me no budget or authority and now they blame me when the numbers do not change and I feel like I am being set up to fail.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Organizations often create diversity positions as symbolic gestures while withholding the resources necessary for meaningful change, ensuring failure.

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