Dive Brief:
- Intel, one of many tech companies to make an announced commitment to creating a diverse workforce in the coming years, said that 43% if their new hires in 2015 were either women or “unrepresented minorities,” passing their original goal of 40%, PC Mag reports.
- Delving into the stats, about 35% of the new hires were women, which is a 43% increase from 2014, and 11.8% were “unrepresented” groups including African-American, Native American and Hispanic, up 31% from last year.
- Intel’s next goal is 45% “diverse hiring,” with 14% coming from that underrepresented minority group, part of their overall goal to have “full representation,” including in leadership positions, by 2020.
Dive Insight:
Intel’s workforce is still fairly white and male. Only about a quarter of the workplace is female – though that is a 5.2% increase since 2014, according to PC Mag – and 53.3% is white, while another 32.8% is Asian.
The company defines “full representation” as when its workforce matches “the supply of skilled talent available” for roles, according to PC Mag. For example, women make up 22.7% of the labor force with the skills needed for Intel’s open jobs.
Intel may be an example of a company that is “walking the talk” as far as diversity initiatives go, particularly with their focus on transparency and accountability.
