Pinterest CEO pledges to alter business culture, boost variety

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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann states the business will take actions to raise awareness about bigotry, addition and predisposition.


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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann has actually assured to attend to an absence of variety at the business after 2 previous workers implicated it of racial discrimination and unreasonable pay.

Silbermann prepares to include an individual of color to the business’s board by year’s end and raise Pinterest’s awareness about bigotry, addition and predisposition, according to an e-mail sent out to workers and seen by Bloomberg.

“What I’ve learned over the past few weeks is that parts of our culture are broken. Truthfully, I didn’t understand just how much work we have to do,” composed Silbermann. “Most importantly, I still believe that we can make Pinterest a company where Black employees, people from all underrepresented groups and everyone will be proud to work for.”

The e-mail follows claims today from 2 previous workers, both black females, who stated they were underpaid and dealt with problems of discrimination while dealing with the policy group at the lifestyle-focused social media network.

A Pinterest representative verified that the e-mail acquired by Bloomberg was sent out to workers.Â