Activision Blizzard Appoints Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 April 2022 / 2,828 Views
Activision Blizzard announced it has appointed
Hines previously led the Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity practice and was part of the company's global leadership team for the CEO Transformation practice.
Her new role will see her work to strengthen the "programs and policies that foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace environment." She will also work with Activision Blizzard's gaming teams to make sure diverse and inclusive perspectives are included in its games.
"I’m excited to join a company that is prioritizing its commitment to DEI and making progress on the ambitious goals it has set for itself. In an industry with historical underrepresentation, I’m looking forward to leading the company’s efforts to further build a workplace that values transparency, equity, and inclusivity,” said
"Gaming has amazing potential to connect communities around the world and showcase heroes from all backgrounds. I am looking forward to playing a part in expanding the landscape of talent who brings these compelling experiences to a broad base of players."
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick added, "Activision Blizzard has ambitious goals to become the most welcoming and inclusive company in the gaming industry. We have already made significant progress ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, and we are excited to have Kristen join our leadership team to help drive even greater improvement.
"Kristen’s success leading complex transformation with measurable results makes her the right person to ensure we deliver on our diversity, equity and inclusion commitments and build a model workplace aligned with our values."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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It's funny when these dudes get accused of terrible things they immediately try to calm everyone down by showing how woke they are.
I'd more say because of the issues identified they've created a department specifically to address them and prevent a recurrence, which is pretty much what this role is for.
Its a bit like if there's a problem with fraud in a company you strengthen the auditing department.
Blizzard has directly announced discriminatory hiring. Remember that a 50 percent EMPLOYMENT target means you give 100 percent HIRING preference. Why? Because for example if 20 percent of your workforce is female, and you want half of it to be female, you don't solve that problem by hiring 50/50 from now on. You try to go 100 percent female, or 80/20.
What they don't realize is that every talented European male is avoiding Blizzard, 100 percent. They know not to work there, that it is toxic toward a man's career. They know when they hand in their resumes they don't get a fair shake. It's a disaster for Blizzard's already poor quality.
I support making the workplace safe and good for everyone, but DIE officers and hiring targets lead to destruction. It's not the same thing. Saying you want no sexism in the workplace is not the same thing as attacking your male workforce.
" She will also work with Activision Blizzard's gaming teams to make sure diverse and inclusive perspectives are included in its games." Oh great! More cultural Marxist garbage to plague another form of entertainment.
How come the comments section has a high number of comments yet I only see 2 comments posted?
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The thread under Vengeances's comment. Due to the number of downvotes it has, the thread is now compressed and also a few comments in it got deleted.
What I find really funny is the MAIN problem Blizzard is facing is high turnover, losing 20 percent of their massive workforce every year. But they keep on announcing new things that increase turnover. It's self-destructive.
Really good hire. Very qualified and has 2 decades of experience. I'm hopeful steps like this will steer AB in the right direction.
