Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at GitHub
As home to the largest developer community in the world, we believe deeply in the potential and the power of a diverse open source community. We feel it is our responsibility to promote diversity and inclusion, and integrate these values into every aspect of what we do.
How do we do this? Our global diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy is aligned across four pillars: Platform , People , Philanthropy , and Policy . Take a deeper dive into each below.
Platform
Our mission is to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration.
Whether they’re newcomers or experienced professionals, we want developers of all abilities and skill levels to have a place where they can build, collaborate, and continue to hone their craft. We prioritize global accessibility by investing in developer outreach globally, fostering a strong community on our platform, and integrating ADA best practices .
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Provide an on-ramp for the next generation of developers
The Major League Hacking (MLH) MLH Fellowship, Powered by GitHub is a remote program now available in over 32 regions that matches students with open source projects and mentors.
GitHub Education has served 2.5 million students globally and provides students, teachers, and schools with access to powerful tools that support the growth and learning of the next generation of developers.
Use inclusive language
We coordinated with industry partners and the Git community more broadly to drive the work to change the default branch name for new GitHub repositories from master to main . We are now working with a number of organizations to make this an industry-wide change.