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by long_time_gone 1811 days ago
I’m not implying anything. I’m stating the fact that diversity can come in many different shapes, sizes, and shades as shown by AT&T.

It’s also worth point this out as well while we are talking about AT&T and politics: “ Cramer calls AT&T the ‘most Republican of any publicly traded company’”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/09/cramer-calls-att-the-most-re...

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Telephone operators were female because female voices were easier to understand on contemporary telephones (their voice frequencies had a better signal/noise ratio). Their hiring into this specific profession is in fact a counter-example to inclusivity, since one gender was predominantly hired for this role specifically.