On Tuesday, Airbnb pledged that one in five of its US employees will be from underrepresented minorities, and half of its entire global workforce will be women, by late 2025.
The vacation rentals company said it would reach those targets by improving its recruiting, hiring, promotion, and retention practices. Airbnb classes underrepresented minorities as those who self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
This follows major companies across the world vowing to increase the diversity of their workforce, in part prompted by Black Lives Matter protests after the killing of George Floyd in May. On December 1, Nasdaq said companies listed on its main US stock exchange should have "at least two diverse directors" on their boards — otherwise, theyAirbnb is already close to achieving its gender equality goals. According to data from November, 46.