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Facebook Disclosed Its Diversity Numbers, And They're Pretty Bad

Tech companies have been releasing their diversity numbers recently, and Facebook is the latest to reveal its stats

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And the numbers are hardly surprising based on what we've seen so far from Yahoo and Google. According to its own report, Facebook's global staff is comprised of 31%  women. Its U.S. staff is also predominantly white—minorities represent only 43% of Facebook's U.S. employees. 

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Most women working at Facebook are relegated to non-tech positions. 85% of Facebook's global employees working in tech jobs are men. The breakdown of non-tech jobs at Facebook is almost evenly split, but men still lead there, 53% to 47%.

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The numbers are similar to those released by other tech companies. At Yahoo, the employee breakdown is 62% men, 37% women, and 1% unreportedGoogle's workforce is composed of 70% men and is 61% white. And LinkedIn's is 61% men and 53% white

"As these numbers show, we have more work to do—a lot more," Maxine Williams, the company’s global head of diversity, said. The company listed a number of diversity-related initiatives it intends to put in place in its report.

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