Arsenal statement: We acknowledge our current womens first-team squad does not reflect the diversity that exists across the club and the communities we represent. Increasing participation among young women and girls from diverse backgrounds is a key priority for us
Before everyone gets angry, they’re not saying that they’re gonna purposely pick more players of different ethnicities. They’re saying that they’re working on encouraging more of them into football
Reddit gets very testy whenever the topic of diversity in the workforce comes up, even when the context is as tame as “We’d like to make sure that everyone feels there’s a possibility of finding successful employment here”.
This is a sensible and actually admirable example of it to be fair. Recent “diversity pushes” like the RAF actively rejecting candidates because they were white was abhorrent.
Before everyone gets angry, they’re not saying that they’re gonna purposely pick more players of different ethnicities. They’re saying that they’re working on encouraging more of them into football
Reddit gets very testy whenever the topic of diversity in the workforce comes up, even when the context is as tame as “We’d like to make sure that everyone feels there’s a possibility of finding successful employment here”.
This is a sensible and actually admirable example of it to be fair. Recent “diversity pushes” like the RAF actively rejecting candidates because they were white was abhorrent.