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发帖数: 4298 | 1 Google Says It Will Hire More Black Workers at Senior Levels
By Gerrit De Vynck
June 17, 2020, 4:21 PM EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google says it will try to improve the number of Black
workers in senior roles and set a goal of filling at least 30% of leadership
positions with employees from underrepresented groups by 2025.
The search giant also said it would hire more people in Atlanta, Washington,
Chicago and London, add more support for its Black workers and establish
internal anti-racism programs for all employees, according to a Wednesday
blog post.
Black workers and other people of color have long pointed out the lack of
diversity in Silicon Valley companies like Google, Facebook Inc. and Apple
Inc. Those calls have been amplified by the protests against systemic racism
and police violence sweeping the nation in the aftermath of the death last
month of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Google
executives have said diversity in the workforce is a priority, but gains
haven’t been fast enough for many activists and employees. The percentage
of Black employees at Google grew to just 3.7% in 2020 from 2.4% in 2014,
according to the company’s annual diversity report.
In addition to the internal changes, Google announced a $175 million “
economic opportunity package” that will be spent on investments in Black-
led venture capital firms and startups, training for Black job seekers and
grants for small businesses.
The new workforce diversity commitments come at the same time as Google has
said it will slow overall hiring in most parts of its business as it deals
with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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