# Announcing Diversity in Swift!

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/announcing-diversity-in-swift/42885>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/announcing-diversity-in-swift/42885 "2020-12-16T18:18:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![hborla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/hborla/32/27563_2.png) [@hborla](https://forums.swift.org/u/hborla)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/announcing-diversity-in-swift/42885/42 "2020-12-17T17:56:45Z")

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> [@michelf](#):
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> Is the climate in this forum hostile towards women or black? Many here would like to know and fix things if this is the case.

Part of the goal here is to make this forum more approachable. Many, many folks from underrepresented backgrounds, including myself, have voiced that these forums are intimidating to interact with when you are the only woman, Black developer, etc, in the space. Establishing a safe space where folks can ask questions about Swift where they can visibly see others that look like them directly combats this. We also hope the community groups serve as an approachable gateway into the public forum.

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