Your #leadershipdevelopment program is probably biased. How are you determining who is "high-potential?" 🔑 When informal means are used to select employees for growth opportunities, research shows we're biased towards tall, attractive, white men. #equity #inclusionatwork

We’re live on Product Hunt! Merit has gone through a full makeover in the past year, and we’re celebrating by launching. 🚀 Give Merit some love with an upvote! producthunt.com/posts/merit-3

So excited to see Kirk Fernandes Randy Brown and the Merit team’s launch to help underrepresented tech talent find mentors 💥

January is often performance review season. If this is your first, you may be nervous about what to expect & how to prepare. In our latest blog post, we cover performance review basics and how to push past bias to get specific, actionable feedback. blog.get-merit.com/guide-to-your-…

I remember being terrified of my first performance reviews — the simultaneous sinking feeling of if I was going to get promoted and/or fired 🙃 Check out Merit’s guide on how to prep, along w/tips and research I’ve picked up on how to battle imposter syndrome and bias 👇

Going through #performancereviews for the first time? Take a look at how to prepare, w/pro tips on how to make sure they're #equitable and #inclusive (esp for those from underrepresented groups!) from our founder Emilie Hsieh 💡 #bias #performancereview #equity #inclusionatwork

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! This year, go beyond the fluff of “uplifting," "honoring," "celebrating" and "empowering" women. Make sure you're ⚡ACTUALLY⚡ hiring, promoting, paying + treating women equitably👇 #IWD23 #EmbraceEquity #inclusionatwork buff.ly/3kW4OtK

Annual #InternationalWomensDay reminder to hire, pay, promote and fund women, not just celebrate, uplift and empower 🤨 More actionable recs ⬇ #iwd2023 #iwd #equity #embraceequity

It's #EqualPayDay. Sadly, the #GenderPayGap hasn't really budged for the past 20 years. As an org, here's what you can do 👇 Start by asking, what is our comp philosophy? How do we determine salaries + promotions? How do we monitor + fix any pay gaps? buff.ly/42g40B0

“It’s what we call the ‘unexplained pay gap.’ Or, you could just call it discrimination.” Today is #EqualPayDay, because women only earn 84 cents on the dollar compared to white men. Check out our recs on removing #bias and addressing the #GenderPayGap ✨

Today is #TransDayOfVisibility and trans rights are under attack. 🏳️‍⚧️ Learn more about the coordinated misinformation campaign stoking anti-trans panic in state legislatures and check out our resources on how you can fight back ✊ #TDOV buff.ly/3JXeflj

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⏱️ It's July, which means the clock is ticking to get your application in for LongJump's next funding application deadline. If you're a founder in Chicago and raising pre-seed capital, apply by July 15 at 12pm CT: longjump.vc/apply