This article was first published by Danielle DeRuiter-Williams on Medium. Over the last 3 years we have seen the rise of remote work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and almost simultaneously an increased pressure for companies to prioritize equity, diversity and inclusion in the wake of the uprisings during summer 2020. While momentum has begun to slow around corporate equity, diversity and, inclusion efforts (many DEI jobs have been the first to go in tech layoffs) — remote work is seemingly here to stay. In an effort to