Google’s Diversity Report released, far from 2025 goal

Google’s diversity report released Thursday showed a lag in its goal to double Black employees by 2025. The company particularly falls short in retaining women of color.

Attrition index, the scale used by Google uses 100 as a benchmark. The figure for Black women on the scale rose from 110 in 2020 to 146 in 2021. There was also a rise from 123 to 148 among Native American women.

Although the company has made some progress in showcasing diversity, there remains a stark difference in the percentage of male and female employees. According to the report, Google’s US workforce is 68 percent male and 32 percent female. In addition to that 50% of Google’s US workforce is white,  42 % Asian, 6.4 % Latinx, 4.4 % Black, and 0.8 % Native American.