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The Internship Space Leads to the C-Suite
Dec 1, 2022
Ahva Sadeghi, CEO and Co-Founder of Symba, talks about the negative impact of unpaid internships on the wealth gap and economic mobility. She shares advice for building equitable internship programs and discusses the importance of companies paying their interns. The podcast also highlights the significance of addressing pay disparity in small companies and advocates for fair treatment and negotiation during internships.
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- Unpaid internships contribute to wealth gaps and hinder economic mobility.
- Simba advocates for paid internships to create diverse and inclusive environments and bridge the pay gap.
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Simba: Designing and Scaling Internship Programs
Simba is a woman-founded tech startup that focuses on designing and scaling internship and apprenticeship programs. They work with companies to onboard and manage experiences for their interns, ranging from 25 interns to thousands. The CEO, Ava Sadegi, believes that internships are pathways to the workplace and aims to make them more accessible. Simba advocates for paid internships, as 40% of internships are still unpaid. Unpaid internships not only hinder diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts but also lack legal protections for interns. Simba is committed to changing this narrative and ensuring interns receive compensation for their work.
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