have made a practice of sharing their annual diversity report with the public in an effort to be more transparent. For the first time, this year’s Google report included data from employees who are differently-abled as well as those who identify as LGBTQ+. The report also included feedback from veterans.
The report revealed a slight increase in female hires across the company. The percentage of female hires increased from 31.3% in 2017 to 33.2% in 2018. There was also a slight increase in the number of female tech hires at the company. In 2017, 24.6% of the tech hires were women and that percentage increased in 2018 to 25.7%. One important area where Google’s diversity declined was in the organizational leadership hired. In 2017, 29.
When analyzing the racial/ethnic demographics of the new hires, there were small but notable increases. After whites, the largest racial group at Google was Asians and the percentage of Asian employees increased from 14.2% in 2017 to 15.6% in 2018. Blacks, Latinx and Native American employees also increased slightly between 2017 and 2018. Similar to the leadership data across gender, the number of black and Native American employees hired for leadership positions declined in 2018.
When analyzing the results of the report, some areas where Google can improve is the amount of black, Native American and female leadership that is hired into the organization. It is also evident that there is a lack of Native American employees within the company and their attrition rate is also something to consider. Some ways to increase the number of females and employees of color in leadership positions is to promote from within.
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