Google Reports Some Increase in Hiring of Women, Minorities

Google is becoming more diverse, with women comprising 31 percent of its workforce in 2015, said Vice President-People Operations Nancy Lee in a Thursday blog post. Women held 24 percent of Google's leadership positions in 2015, up from 22 percent the previous year. Women's presence in technical roles grew to 19 percent from 18 percent in 2014, Lee said. The rising presence of women at Google is in part due to increased hiring of women in 2015, along with increased hiring of blacks and Hispanics, Lee said. “We’re continuing to build a culture where Googlers can grow, thrive and want to stay,” she said. “We want to build a place where everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas and opinions -- and empowered to grow their careers. We check and recheck processes like promotion and performance reviews to make sure they’re producing equitable outcomes, and address any gaps we find.” Lee also noted Google's commitment to gender pay equity. The company has been pushing for an industrywide increase in diversity, citing its own four-part diversity plan as a model (see 1505060005).