Thursday, June 26, 2014

Facebook's Diversity Numbers Are Out, And They're What You Expect : All Tech Considered : NPR

Facebook's Diversity Numbers Are Out, And They're What You Expect : All Tech Considered : NPR: The summer of tech company demographic data dumps continues apace. Facebook is the latest big firm to share its staff's racial and gender breakdowns, following similar releases from Google and Yahoo. Other tech firms NPR has reached out to say they are having conversations about whether they will do the same.

The numbers look a lot like what we saw from Google and Yahoo — a white and Asian male-dominated staff, especially for technical jobs.

How Facebook, Google And Yahoo Compare On Gender Vs. The Overall Workforce

CategoryU.S.GoogleYahooFacebook
Men53%70%62%
Women47%30%37%
 
Notes
U.S. labor force numbers reflect civilian workers who are employed. Facebook, Google and Yahoo data are for all workers worldwide.

How Facebook, Google And Yahoo Compare On Race

CategoryGoogleYahooFacebook
White61%50%
Asian30%39%
Black2%2%
Hispanic3%4%
2+ races4%2%
 
Notes
Data are for U.S. workers only.