“Apple became the latest tech company to reveal statistics on employee diversity Tuesday,” James O’Toole reports for CNNMoney. “The results? Predictably unimpressive. The company’s 98,000 worldwide employees are 70% male, a figure that jumps to 72% for leadership roles and 80% for technical positions.”
“Apple’s U.S. employees are 55% white, compared with 63% of the general population, though whites account for 64% of those in leadership roles. Asians make up 15% of the company, with Hispanics at 11% and blacks at 7%,” O’Toole reports. “The nation’s overall population is about 63% white, 17% Hispanic, 13% African American and 5% Asian, according the Census Bureau, with women making up 49% of the work force.”
“Google reported in May that its staff is 70% male. The search giant is 61% white, 30% Asian, 3% Hispanic and 2% black,” O’Toole reports. “Facebook said in June that it was 69% male globally, with its U.S. workforce 57% white, 34% Asian, 4% Hispanic and 2% black.”
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