Dicuss Diversity at Google

Much has been written about diversity (or more accurately the lack of diversity) at Google and at other tech giants. According to recent numbers released by Google, while 30 percent of the company’s global workforce was female, 61 percent of its US workforce was white, 30 percent was Asian, 3 percent was Hispanic, and 2 percent was black.

“We’re not where we want to be when it comes to diversity,” said Laszlo Bock, Google’s senior vice president of people operations, in an interview with PBS. “It is hard to address these kinds of challenges if you’re not prepared to discuss them openly, and with the facts. All our diversity efforts, including going public with these numbers, are designed to ensure Google recruits and retains many more women and minorities in the future.”

To participate in this discussion:

1. Research the subject of Google and its efforts to increase diversity. You can easily find articles that have been published and visit Google’s own corporate website to find https://diversity.google/ related to its diversity efforts, efforts to counteract unconscious bias in the workplace, and https://diversity.google/

2. Create a post in which you respond to the following:

• Based on your research and your understanding of the topic, why do you think Google would try to increase the diversity of its workforce? Give reasons to support your explanation.
• Why do you think Google would make a conscious corporate effort to counteract unconscious bias within its workplace? Do you think the company’s efforts will be successful? Offer specific reasons for your opinion.