But what about the White Guy?

Changing company culture

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In all this talk about diversity there is one group that is not being mentioned unless it is being demonised - the White Guy.

We have, dare I say, ‘token' senior white males shining a light on equality and championing the benefits of diversity. But then, you have the silent majority who are getting on with their day job and who have been side-lined and villainised for a situation created unconsciously by no single person, but from years of apathy and acceptance of the status quo. So how do you include and engage positively with a group that has been branded as ‘Stale Pale Male'? A group who may not recognise their privileged position in society and feel their career progression is now being unfairly threatened....

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