Amber Hikes: Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb

It’s up to all of us to create a more inclusive and diverse workplace. No matter where you are in your career journey, it’s essential that you help others grow, even as you are growing yourself, says ACLU Chief Equity Officer Amber Hikes. She lays out three ways we can help each other succeed — and empower and advance those who historically have been left behind.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

 
Amber Hikes · Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, ACLU

Amber Hikes provides vision, leadership, and direction for the ACLU’s nationwide strategy to support equity, diversity, and inclusion across all aspects of the organization’s work and efforts. Hikes was also the Director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs 

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