GitHub's 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Nov 1st, 2023Org policy
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GitHub concentrated on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DI&B) in 2023 amidst a slow employment growth period.
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The number of Asian, Latinx, Black, and Multiracial employees, known as Hubbers, has grown by 8.61%.
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Initiatives like the All In for Students and Maintainers support inclusivity in open source communities, reaching hundreds of students and aiding maintainers with DEI resources.
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GitHub has joined the Copenhagen Pledge to advocate for developers and created the GitHub Innovation Graph to assist researchers in accessing GitHub data.
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Significant investments have been made to improve accessibility for developers with disabilities, including creating a head of accessibility role and improving GitHub's features and tools.