Google: Overwhelmingly white and male

Google's staff, especially its tech workers, is weighted heavily toward white males, according to the company's first public diversity report.

'We're not where we want to be when it comes to diversity,' the report states. 'And it is hard to address these kinds of challenges if you're not prepared to discuss them openly, and with the facts.'

The facts show that 70% of the overall Google staff are men, and that 61% are white. Asians make up 30%, Hispanics 3%, and blacks 2% of the total staff.

The company's tech staff is 83% male, with roughly similar ethnic breakdown. And leadership of the company is 79% male and 72% white.

'All of our efforts, including going public with these numbers, are designed to help us recruit and develop the world's most talented and diverse people,' said Google's statement.

According to a company filing, Google ( GOOGL) had 47,756 full-time employees at the end of 2013: 18,593 in research and development, 15,348 in sales and marketing, 6,563 in general and administrative, and 7,252 in operations.

First Published: May 29, 2014: 7:17 AM ET

Lokasi:

Share :