Fun stat I learned while I was a leader at Amazon:

Statistically speaking, if you have one woman on your team, then a year from now, you’ll probably have zero.

If you have two women on your team, then a year from now, you’ll probably have three.

Demonstrating that you’re making space at the table creates diverse teams, and studies have consistently shown that diverse teams make better decisions, are more productive, and have higher retention.

Diversity isn’t woke; it’s a virtuous cycle that clearly and repeatedly demonstrates improved outcomes. We, as leaders, should not only aspire to have a diverse team; we should be vocal about how and why we do it. When people see that we care NOT ONLY about the goal, but ALSO HOW we get there, they want to come along for the ride.