We want everyone at Trade Me to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. Our purpose is to connect Kiwi to create the life they want. We do that best when our team reflects the Kiwi who use Trade Me every day.
Why DE&I matters to us
Embracing diversity, equity and inclusion makes us a stronger organisation. It leads to better decisions and better products, and it helps our people feel they belong. We've had a DE&I strategy since 2022. Every two years we pick a small number of focus areas so we can make real progress on each one.
“Celebrating and embracing diversity makes Trade Me a stronger organisation and helps us serve our diverse communities better. I’m committed to diversity, equity and inclusion at Trade Me, and I want our rainbow whānau to feel safe and supported to be themselves at work.” - Kul Kargil, Chief Executive Officer
Our Employee Network Groups
Our Employee Network Groups (ENGs) are run by our people, for our people. Each one is open to anyone who identifies with that community or wants to support it as an ally. Our ENGs bring people together, celebrate cultural and inclusive moments, and help shape our DE&I work.
Women in Tech programme
Technology is our largest area, making up 53% of Trade Me. Since 2022, our Women in Tech programme has used data and small experiments to grow the number of women in technical roles and technical leadership.
Minding the Gap
As part of our commitment to reducing our Gender Pay Gap, we report on this every year.
Find out more about our progress towards eliminating our GPG here
Pride Pledge
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We're a Pride Pledge Gold Supporter, and we're working towards three star Pride Pledge certification in 2027. We took the Pledge at the request of our Rainbow ENG.
Over the next few months we're focusing on rainbow awareness training for our people and people leaders, updating our DE&I policies, and measuring rainbow inclusion.Read more about our commitment on our Community page here.
