Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) Manifesto

At MOSTLY AI, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are not just buzzwords. We embrace diversity. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, no matter their ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, lifestyle, talent, personality, disabilities or personal beliefs.

We are committed to increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups within all stages of the employee lifecycle, from interviewing to promotion.

Why?

We believe the best ideas can come from anywhere and collaboration between people with different backgrounds and ways of thinking is at the core of our DNA.
We recognize that we need more of whom we do not currently have, so that we can be at our best.

1 Glossary
2 Where we are now , where we’re aiming to be next
3 Diversity targets
4 DEI&B Everywhere All at Once
5 Commit to gender parity in Management positions
6 Perform conscious inclusive hiring
7 Invest in Learning & Development
8 Support and celebrate what already exists
9 Offer inclusive benefits across the world
10 Hold ourselves accountable

Glossary

Diversity	Refers to the different people who come together to make up MOSTLY AI. MOSTLY AI aims to have a diverse makeup of people from different backgrounds, ages, genders, etc.
Inclusion	Is how MOSTLY AI weaves people together into one cohesive team. It’s about creating a sense of acceptance and belonging so that everyone feels comfortable to be themself and bring their uniqueness to their role, their team, and the business.
Diversity & Inclusion	However, to include everyone there must be acceptance, psychological safety, and value of people’s differences. Inclusion provides fertile ground for diversity, leading to open conversation, innovation, development and improvement.
Equity	Involves providing people with fair and equal opportunities according to their unique needs. Some examples of equity include: providing everyone in the company the same amount of holiday and PTO days; having transparent hiring practices; offering professional development to all team members.
Belonging	Is about employees' experience of feeling accepted in the workplace. Each team member should feel that their perspective is valued and contributes something useful. Belonging to a team implies a sense of appreciation, that an employee is needed and wanted.

Where we are now , where we’re aiming to be next

At MOSTLY AI, data is core to our strategy. Not only to understand where we’re at right now but also to help define the goals we want to reach.

By 31 December 2022, our team composition was:

In detail, by department:

	Engineering	Management & Extended Management	Marketing	People & Operations	Product	Sales

	Engineering	Management & Extended Management	Marketing	People & Operations	Product	Sales
Gender	0% women 0% non-binary 100% men	18% women 0% non-binary 82% men	80% women 0% non-binary 20% men	50% women 0% non-binary 50% men	33% women 0% non-binary 67% men	30% women 0% non-binary 70% men

Diversity targets

Despite our efforts up until now, we need to do much more to strive for gender diversity, as studies have shown that diverse teams tend to perform better and be more innovative than homogeneous ones.

We commit to increasing the representation of women* until we reach our diversity target of having at least 40% of women by 31 December 2024. (average % suggested by Chat GPT, Tech Funnel, Women Who Tech, Women Tech Network, GitLab, HiBob)

*We are aware that diversity is much more than gender identity, but this feels like a good starting point. As we mature our DEI&B efforts, we’ll continue to work to be more inclusive to other underrepresented groups - Ethnicity and Age wise - as well.

To achieve this we will:

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DEI&B Everywhere All at Once

Ⓜ️ostlies are encouraged to set up a Diversity & Inclusion Committee of people that are passionate about this topic, who will meet once per quarter to propose initiatives that will be presented to the Management team;

Managers will prioritise the growth of underrepresented talent, aid constructive feedback, give visibility and advocate for their progression;

The People & Operations team will enable the “pronoun and name pronunciation” display on Slack, Personio and Email signature;

We will add one new cultural value - Be YOU - to highlight our commitment to embrace diversity:

Be YOU

Embrace who you truly are - give yourself the freedom to live authentically
Examine and challenge your beliefs - show sensitivity towards others’ perspective, views, and concerns
Inspire others - Together we can create a world where everyone feels comfortable being exactly who they are
Be you - there's no one else in the world like you, and that's something to celebrate

Commit to gender parity in Management positions

For any new positions in the Management and Extended Management teams, MOSTLY AI will aim to hire or promote women until we reach gender parity.

Perform conscious inclusive hiring

We believe that in order to foster innovation, we need to continuously attract the strongest talent, no matter who they are, where they come from.

To this end MOSTLY AI will:

Ensure there is women representation in the hiring process/part of the hiring team;

Incentivize (positive discrimination) external recruiters to provide female and underrepresented candidates;

Develop paid internships for underrepresented groups;

Include questions around diversity & inclusion in the interviewing process;

Ensure all our job descriptions use inclusive language so that people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Invest in Learning & Development

By 31 December 2024 MOSTLY AI will:

Provide compulsory training and development programs to ensure that all Ⓜ️ostlies understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace;

“Conscious Inclusion”, 27 June 2023, facilitated by Rachel Hughes is available here (it’s confidential, please do not share it with externals.).

Provide compulsory training and development programs for Managers to enable them to create inclusive environments within their teams.

Support and celebrate what already exists

MOSTLY AI will:

Attend 2/year virtual events hosted by underrepresented minorities;

Team up with Women in Data to offer employees the opportunity to join their mentorship program;

Mark key dates - such as International Women’s Day, Mental Health Day, Pride Month;

All MOSTLIES can direct their perks towards a community:

donate their birthday present to an organisation (ex. Gender Equality NGOs, Racial justice NGOs, AkiraChix, etc)
use of their 1 Volunteering Day to work on internal or external DEI&B initiatives;

Offer inclusive benefits across the world

Offer standard Parental Leave across all locations;

Offer Flexible Work arrangements to support employees’ work-life balance and personal commitments.

Hold ourselves accountable

Once per year we will pulse how MOSTLIES feel about Diversity & Inclusion via a survey. In cooperation with the DEI&B Committee, meaningful actions will be taken following the results of the survey;

We will hold ourselves accountable with regular data reporting on recruiting, inclusiveness and belonging.

This journey is continuous and each of us plays a role in advancing our culture of diversity & inclusion.

Of course, there’s still a lot of work to be done. But, as long as we keep moving in the right direction, talking through the challenges, and recognizing inequality, we can work together to make MOSTLY AI a better, more diverse and more inclusive place to work.

We will continue to update our Manifesto with new data as our DEI&B efforts mature.

Thanks for reading and playing along!