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The company eventually deleted all charts from the initial post, as well in any mention of its first-party teams who were testing its Diversity Space Tool, which it later called «prototype» that is currently in beta.
«Our intention with this blog entry was to share an ongoing piece of our journey in this endeavor,» the editor’s note reads. «We accept and value the fact that all people may be at their own distinct point in their journey with [diversity, equity, and inclusion[diversity, equity, and inclusion].
The Diversity Space Tool is not an exact evaluation of the diversity of game content It is more of an avenue to begin unspoken discussions about how intentional inclusion can take place – and flourish in games.»
Former Disney exec Jessica Martinez joins Blizzard as the company’s first head of culture. She will solve workplace problems. This appointment is from Blizzard’s efforts to create a «more diverse, fair, and inclusive work environment in which people of all levels are able to be challenged, grow and bring their most creative selves to their work,» the studio said in a statement.
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