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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by auiya on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:31PM (#21527617)
> Google boasts about its racial and gender diversity

Does it? Because the metrics it reported just this year says it's made up of mostly still white males. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/04/07/googles...

Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by downerending on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @05:33PM (#21530444)
Everyone should read their annual diversity report. Publishing their data is commendable, though they don't break it down far enough to be able to fully determine the intersectional proportions.

As an example of what is in there, for their tech workforce, whites have declined from 57.8% to 43.5% in four years. (see page 33) You can decide for yourself whether this suggests racial bias in hiring.

Download the PDF here: https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/diversity.google/...

edit: I was mistaken about the intersectional part. The corresponding stat for white males is a decline from 47.5% to 33.3% in four years. Stunning.

Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by manfredo on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @05:57PM (#21530665)
This is their latest data: https://diversity.google/annual-report/

All roles: Asian, 43.9% Black, 4.8% Latin, 6.8% Native American, 1.1% White 48.5%

Women: 33.2% Men: 66.8%

Tech Roles: Asian, 51.8% Black, 2.8% Latin, 5.3% Native American, 0.8% White, 43.5%

Women: 25.7% Men: 74.3%