LinkedIn has announced plans to tackle social inequality and close what CEO Jeff Weiner called the “network gap” by encouraging users to make contacts outside their own professional networks. He said people with equal talent should have equal access to opportunities, and that the company plans to focus on technology, apprenticeship programmes and individual connections. It said the network gap was created by where people grew up and went to school and where they work. Now it wants to encourage users to connect to new people to expand job opportunities for those who may not have as strong professional networks. The move comes as Facebook is under fire for its treatment of women in Silicon Valley.
LinkedIn has announced plans to tackle social inequality and close what CEO Jeff Weiner called the “network gap” by encouraging users to make contacts outside their own professional networks. He said people with equal talent should have equal access to opportunities, and that the company plans to focus on technology, apprenticeship programmes and individual connections. It said the network gap was created by where people grew up and went to school and where they work. The move comes as Facebook is under fire for its treatment of women in Silicon Valley.