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Etsy Is Growing Its E-commerce Presence By Focusing On Diversity

Photo Credit: Mark Lennihan/AP/Shutterstock
November 16, 2018

Etsy sees diversity as a key driver of growth ー and it has the numbers to prove it. About 55 percent of employees and 50 percent of the board at the e-commerce marketplace are women. Raina Moskowitz, SVP of People at Etsy, and Karina Daniel Parris, artist and owner of Etsy shop "Lovely Earthlings," spoke to Cheddar about representation of women in art and how Etsy is leading the tech sector in diversity.

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