It also used to be the prevailing practice in America that professionals were nearly exclusively male and not reflective of the broader racial makeup of the cou

It also used to be the prevailing practice in America that professionals were nearly exclusively male and not reflective of the broader racial makeup of the country. This still is the case in Google's industry. I claim that not talking about politics at work and having a predominately privileged workforce are closely related. Heterosexual etc. white men like myself have less that we need to talk about, less support we need to ask for from our company and coworkers on "political" topics.