Marjolein Dennissen

25 Introduction supportive of ethnic diversity. The ethnic minority network is financially supported by means of a yearly budget and can request additional funds from an individual sponsor who is part of the organizational board of directors. LGBTnetwork. The LGBT networkwas initiated by LGBT employees within the organization. Following an initiative to organize informal drinks, the network was formalized into an official diversity network in 2006. The network board consists of a chair and four general members. The network has approximately 300 members, and membership is not solely for LGBT employees but also open to straight allies. The LGBT network is financially supported by the organization by means of a yearly budget. Disability network. The disability network is the youngest network of the organization and was initiated in 2014 by two employees with a disability. The network board consists of a chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and a general member. This general member does not have a disability himself but was asked to be a board member because he holds a managerial position. The disability network has approximately 101 members: 38 employees with a disability and 63 managers and colleagues without a disability. The disability network is financially supported by the organization by means of a yearly budget with possible addition funds from the organization’s occupational health service. Young employee network. The young employee network was initiated by several young employees in the organization. It is the largest network of the organization and comprises approximately 1300 members. Membership is solely for employees aged between 18 and 35 years. The network board consists of a chair, a treasurer, a stakeholder manager, a region coordinator, an activity coordinator, a coordinator for special projects, and a communication coordinator. The young employee network is the only network that charges a membership fee: €25 per year. Besides these funds, the young employee network receives a yearly budget from the board of directors. Govt The second organization is a large governmental service organization, which is subsequently referred to as Govt. The diversity networks of Govt are organized on a national level, as well as on local levels. In this research, I focused on four diversity networks that are organized nationally: a women’s network, an LGBT network, a network for employees with a disability or chronical illness, and a network for “young” employees, where “young” refers to a progressive mind rather than age. Women’s network. The Govt women’s network was initiated in 2015 as a spin-off of a women’s department within one particular labor union. As not all women within Govt are a member of this union, a few women decided to broaden their scope to all Govt employees (union and nonunion members) and started the Govt women’s network. The network board is organized informally without functions, and there is no particular structure. The network works with a mailing list with approximately 100 members. Organizing activities at either the