This document provides team members with the information they need to understand and sustain a Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Advisory Group here at GitLab. Additionally you will be provided:
Internal diversity groups are a valuable component of a company’s diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy, because they provide an inclusive and effective mechanism for managing and initiating diversity, inclusion, and belonging programs. Diversity councils/groups successfully integrate the company’s DIB programs with their operations, strategies, and missions and objectives. They provide platforms for assessing the effectiveness of the DIB program, introducing reform, and overseeing the DIB. They also demonstrate the companies’ commitment to DIB.
The Global DIB Advisory Group is designed to provide greater representation of the diversity, inclusion and belonging of GitLabs workforce. The group will assist with global feedback in implementing the diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy, policies and initiatives.
Items that are specific to a Team Member Resource Group (TMRG) should be passed to the TMRG (for example, the women's TMRG may wish to handle the Grace Hopper Celebration planning).
At GitLab we all contribute! Everyone has an opportunity to lead and provide feedback within the group. The group will be refreshed each October/November. Members will be asked to confirm participation, group size and membership will be evaluated to confirm we are sufficiently diverse to represent the needs of team members at GitLab.
An executive GitLab team member who is responsible and accountable for strategic support of the group
A GitLab team member who is responsible and accountable for strategic direction and operations of the Global DIB Advisory Group
A GitLab team member who supports the Lead and Sponsor in the strategy and operations of the Global DIB Advisory Group
A GitLab team member who is responsible and accountable for specific deliverables of the Global DIB Advisory Group
A GitLab team member who is a member of the Advisory Group should expect to spend time on the following items. There are additional commitments required if a member chooses to take on an additional role.