Facebook’s internal diversity report released on Thursday is practically identical to its report from last year, showing no progress in diversifying its workforce.
The report is not much different from Google’s diversity data released earlier this year that shows it, too, is overwhelmingly male, white, and to a lesser degree Asian, with Latinos and Black percentages barely registering, and white men overwhelmingly dominating senior management. Neither Facebook nor Google participated in the 2015 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.
At Facebook, Black and Hispanic employees represent 2 percent and 4 percent of the company’s workforce, respectively, with Asians accounting for 36 percent and those who identify as white representing 55 percent. Women account for 32 percent of all employees at Facebook, yet only represent 23 percent of the company’s senior leadership. Its senior leadership is 73 percent white, 21 percent Asian, 3 percent Hispanic and 2 percent Black.
