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Tech workers skip Women’s Day events to avoid giving false sense of progress

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International Women’s Day events often create a “veneer” that falsely makes attendees feel corporate Canada is working together to improve conditions for women, says Christa Hill .

Hill and many others in the tech industry backing away from the events this year say their choice isn’t meant to give the impression that women shouldn't be celebrated.

They maintain diversity, equity and inclusion efforts should be year-round .

DEI has backed away from International Women’s Day efforts.

The company allowed rapper Kanye West to sell T-shirts bearing swastikas for days before taking down the site amid outcry.

Several of its leaders, including president Harley Finkelstein , also joined an initiative called Build Canada .

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