By Kris Holt, Engadget
In 2015, Intel made a $300 million commitment
to ensuring its workforce accurately represents the US skilled labor
market, particularly with regards to women and underrepresented
minorities (African-American, Hispanic and Native American people). It
originally aimed to meet this target by 2020, before moving the time frame up to 2018 last year. It now claims it has achieved that goal.
In its latest diversity and inclusion report,
Intel says women now account for 26.8 percent of employees. Just over
46 percent of the workforce identifies as white, 39 percent is Asian and
nine percent is Hispanic. Around 4.6 percent of employees are
African-American, 0.7 percent are Native American and 0.3 percent are
multiracial. The non-technical staff is still overwhelmingly white, at
66.2 percent, though that's down by four percent from the start of 2015.
Since
Intel began its diversity initiative, there have been 8.5 and 17.7
percent increases in representation respectively among women and
underrepresented minorities. The African-American representation has
grown by over 31 percent, Hispanic representation by almost 11 percent
and Native American by 40 percent.
Intel says it reached its goal
through a focus on hiring, career progression and retention. Recruitment
of underrepresented minorities increased by almost 90 percent. There
has also been a 160.5 percent rise in African-American hires, while
Native American recruitment jumped by 350 percent.
Just under 24
percent of technical roles are held by women, and of all women at the
company, 19.4 percent are in leadership positions. They also account for
20.7 percent of US leadership roles. The company's next diversity
target is to ensure it has an inclusive staff across the planet.
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