Intel admits it still has a long way to go to become an inclusive workplace
INTEL Corp said the percentage of blacks and Hispanics in the chip giant’s workforce has changed little in the 18 months since the company pledged to increase diversity, highlighting a challenge for large tech companies.Intel said the share of Hispanics among its US workers fell to 8% in June from 8.3% in December 2014; blacks accounted for 3.7% of the US workforce, up from 3.4% in December 2014. Overall, the share of what Intel calls underrepresented minorities, which includes Native Americans, remained flat at 12.3% from December 2014.However, the share of US managers who are black, Hispanic or Native American rose to 6.9%, from 4.8% in December 2014."We have a way to go on our journey to making Intel a truly inclusive place," Intel said in a statement signed by CE Brian Krzanich, vice-president Aicha Evans and Danielle Brown, the chief diversity and inclusion officer.Intel attributed its lack of progress on diversity goals, in part, to a workforce restructuring that started earli...
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