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Tech companies like TaskRabbit engaged in affirmative action (TechCrunch)

October 12, 2016

TechCrunch reports that what tech companies say they’re trying to do around diversity and inclusion is indeed affirmative action. Aiming to increase diversity and foster inclusion in the tech industry is not the same as affirmative action, Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of online staffing firm TaskRabbit, said Tuesday at the Internet Association’s Virtuous Circle conference. “I wouldn’t say it’s affirmative action but it’s a recognition,” Brown-Philpot said. “Our company should represent the population and we know we have to over-index in certain ways to get there. It’s a belief around being intentional, measuring and holding yourself accountable to real and specific results, and holding yourself accountable in a relatively short timeframe.”