Article 6Z7X4 Mark Baxter stopped talking about his upbringing to break through the ‘class ceiling’. Now he’s fighting for change

Mark Baxter stopped talking about his upbringing to break through the ‘class ceiling’. Now he’s fighting for change

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Adeshola Ore Community affairs reporter
from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z7X4)

Less than half of class marginalised workers' were offered career development in the past year in Australia, compared to 76% of privileged' employees, a new study suggests

Mark went to a state school but we won't hold that against him."

Former corporate high-flyer Mark Baxter heard variations of this phrase from senior leaders in the early years of his career.

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