{"id":41706,"date":"2023-10-20T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/how-tech-giants-stack-up-in-the-diversity-stakes-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:15:54","slug":"how-tech-giants-stack-up-in-the-diversity-stakes-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/how-tech-giants-stack-up-in-the-diversity-stakes-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"How tech giants stack up in the diversity stakes – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s been a growing trend for large tech companies to release diversity figures and, invariably, an accompanying pledge to do better, with the likes of Apple, Amazon, Twitter and Facebook leading the way.<\/p>\n

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Now the Verge<\/i> has put together a useful and detailed visualisation of how each of the giant tech companies compare in terms of diversity.<\/p>\n

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The simplicity of the presentation, and comparisons with the average American workforce, help to show just how dire the situation is, and how much more needs to be done.<\/p>\n

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Amazon has far and away the most female employees, comprising 37% of its workforce, while Microsoft and Intel have the lowest at 24%.<\/p>\n

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Every single tech company listed is well below the national US average of 47%.<\/p>\n

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Amazon also employs more people identifying as black or African American at 15%, while Facebook checks in at 1% and Facebook and Twitter just up at 2%.<\/p>\n

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The numbers become even worse when looking at leadership. While women make up 29% of these tech companies\u2019 workforces on average, this number drops to 18% in leadership roles.<\/p>\n

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Facebook and Twitter have the highest amount of women in leadership roles, while Amazon\u2019s leaders are by far least ethnically diverse.<\/p>\n

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As Apple CEO Tim Cook said when he released his company\u2019s figures<\/a>, \u201cthere is a lot more work to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n

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