Pinterest has hired its first ever head of diversity as the photo-sharing platform aims strives towards being a “true meritocracy”.
Candice Morgan, who has worked for 10 years in building diversity and inclusive work environments at non-profit Catalyst, will be taking on the role which will be trying to help Pinterest reach its “creative potential as a company”.
In an interview with Wired, Morgan said her main goal was to make Pinterest a fairer workplace for all.
“The entire point is to remove factors have nothing to do with somebody’s skills in evaluating if they’re ready to take a job or excel or advance,” Morgan said.
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Denham Sadler is a former editor of StartupSmart. He was previously a journalist at the publication and has worked as a freelancer for the Guardian, the Saturday Paper and the ABC. In his spare time he likes puns and jaffles.
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