Removal of "women in tech" and "women in leadership/tech" programs and Slack channel
My employer removed the women in leadership program and women in tech Slack channel. Reason being shared was, "The pivot aims to promote inclusivity. While traditional community networking groups (CNGs) and Slack channels have provided support, they can also unintentionally exclude non-identifying associates. This limits their ability to become allies, which is crucial for organizational change. To foster true allyship, all associates need opportunities to learn from others' experiences." As a women in tech and someone in a leadership position, this is just reads as another action of removing safe spaces for identity-based support.
Anyone here experience the same and have any advice for advocating for creating these spaces while the employer actively displays a lack of support/removes these opportunities?