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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks up against gender discrimination in the workplace and what can be done to ensure equality. Cook made the remarks after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Auburn University in a ceremony held at the United Nations. The Alabama native recounted how he witnessed aggressive acts of hatred against minorities. He also said Apple’s innovative technologies help pave the way for a more open-minded society. The company supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that protects employees from prejudice against their sexual orientation or gender identity. Cook is openly gay. In his speech, he challenged the audience, “If you believe as I do, push with all your might to influence your representatives to vote against discrimination. Never allow the majority to limit the rights of the minority.”
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