Google’s data on its two-year diversity initiative shows that, although the company has increased the diversity of its employees, its workforce still fails to represent the US population as a whole. The report also found that Google is not doing enough to increase diversity. The number of women increased by 1% from 2014. However, whilst the percentage of employees from minority backgrounds did not change, the actual numbers of such employers did increase. The company’s vice president of people operations, Nancy Lee, said change was still necessary. Lee emphasised the importance of discussions on pay equity which had led to a new policy under which workers were paid by position rather than negotiated rates – a move designed to benefit women and minority employees.
Google’s data on its two-year diversity initiative shows that, although the company has increased the diversity of its employees, its workforce still fails to represent the US population as a whole. There was no change in the overall percentage of Google’s non-white, non-Asian employees in the US in 2015. The number of women increased by 1% from 2014. However, whilst the percentage of employees from minority backgrounds did not change, the actual numbers of such employers did increase. The company’s vice president of people operations, Nancy Lee, said change was still necessary. Lee emphasised the importance of discussions on pay equity which had led to a new policy under which workers were paid by position rather than negotiated rates – a move designed to benefit women and minority employees.