/lit/ - Literature

>Candice Carty-Williams is a writer who has also worked at Penguin Random House for almost two years.

>She supports the company's attempts to make both its staff and authors more reflective of the UK population.

>"It's been proven that more diverse workforces foster a more innovative and creative environment and results," she says.

>She argues there are many longstanding barriers preventing people from minority groups getting into the industry.

>"How will this change unless initiatives are put in place to redress this balance?" she asks.

>Concerning Ms Shriver's argument that quality will suffer as a result of the policy, Ms Carty-Williams says: "Since when were good books and cultural representation mutually exclusive?"

>She argues Penguin Random House are simply trying to make literature culturally reflective, "not because it's a box-ticking exercise or because it's the 'right thing to do', but because it matters".