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Diversity pledges alone won't change corporate workplaces – here's what will

  • Written by Kimberly A. Houser, Assistant Clinical Professor, Business and Tech Law, University of North Texas
imageWords alone won't make corporate America more diverse. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Dozen of companies, from Apple to Zappos, have reacted to George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed by pledging to make their workforces more diverse.

While commendable, to me it feels a bit like deja vu. Back in 2014, a host of tech companies ma...

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