The company has long claimed to be a champion of diversity in tech. It established one of the first Black employee resource groups in the late 1980s, and has launched at least eight more. In 2014, Microsoft announced a diversity and inclusion initiative after CEO Satya Nadella told attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing that women shouldn't request raises and instead have faith in "karma." It has since made progress on the representation of women and Black employees in leadership positions.