b'Pride month is an opportunity to celebrate LGBTQI+ employees and allies, and to Pride month is an opportunity to celebrate LGBTQI+ employees and allies, and to reinforce the importance of listening to and addressing the challenges faced by reinforce the importance of listening to and addressing the challenges faced by LGBTQI+ people all year long. Diverse perspectives help break down silos and make LGBTQI+ people all year long. Diverse perspectives help break down silos and make organizations and products better, so weve broadened our inclusive hiring organizations and products better, so weve broadened our inclusive hiring programs to recruit and build talent from various backgrounds, as well as programs to recruit and build talent from various backgrounds, as well as neurodiverse individuals and people living with physical or intellectual neurodiverse individuals and people living with physical or intellectual developmental disabilities.developmental disabilities.Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, but this can only be fulfilled when every person is included. Weve created more, but this can only be fulfilled when every person is included. Weve created nine employee resource groups such as Global LGBTQI+ Employees and Allies at nine employee resource groups such as Global LGBTQI+ Employees and Allies at Microsoft (GLEAM) to provide ongoing career development and networking Microsoft (GLEAM) to provide ongoing career development and networking opportunities coupled with cultural awareness. Diversity, inclusion and equity are opportunities coupled with cultural awareness. Diversity, inclusion and equity are not just trending topics, they should be an integral part of every organization and not just trending topics, they should be an integral part of every organization and we must make deliberate efforts to ensure that every space is inclusive, especially we must make deliberate efforts to ensure that every space is inclusive, especially the workplace.the workplace.MICROSOFT.COM / PRIDEMICROSOFT.COM / PRIDE'