White and male, Google releases diversity data

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http://www.adn.com/2014/05/28/3491062/white-and-male-google-releases.html?sp=/99/171/

White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA
AP National Writer
May 28, 2014 Updated 3 minutes ago

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.

The search giant said Wednesday that the transparency about its workforce — the first disclosure of its kind in the largely white, male tech sector — is an important step toward change.

"Simply put, Google is not where we want to be when it comes to diversity," Google Inc. senior vice president Laszlo Bock wrote in a blog.

The numbers were compiled as part of a report that major U.S. employers must file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Companies are not required to make the information public.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Is that why they want more H1-B visas?

So they can hire on 'minorities' from places like India?