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JJChambers

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2. Uhhhhh, isn't the US 63% non-Hispanic white?

Wed May 28, 2014, 08:38 PM

May 2014

Why would we be concerned that google employes 61% white?

It seems like whites are represented appropriately, while males are represented somewhat disproportionately and Asians are represented extremely disproportionately, compared to national demographics.

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No blacks or women allowed? Google Workforce Breakdown Shows White Males Dominate At Tech Giant [View all] 951-Riverside May 2014 OP

This looks roughly the same as the demographics in my college classes NobodyHere May 2014 #1

Uhhhhh, isn't the US 63% non-Hispanic white? JJChambers May 2014 #2

From the article: YoungDemCA May 2014 #3

I thought it was GLOBAL for gender, US for ethnicity demographic JJChambers May 2014 #16

Google is in California. Californa is 39% white, 38% latino, 13% asian and 6% black. LeftyMom May 2014 #8

FYI JJChambers May 2014 #17

Thank you for stating the obvious. Their main campus is still in California. LeftyMom May 2014 #18

Ok, and their demographics are compiled from the entire country... JJChambers May 2014 #24

If a significant chunk of their workforce is in California, their workforce should look like CA. LeftyMom May 2014 #25

No I'm not JJChambers May 2014 #27

It's partly Bay Area demographics and part the H1B program being abused to keep wages down. LeftyMom May 2014 #32

But Google is in Mountain View, California, which is 56% white. Nye Bevan May 2014 #33

Mountain View wasn't 56% white until Google took it over. The South Bay used to be largely latino/a. LeftyMom May 2014 #35

LOL. In 2000 it was 64% white. And in 1990 it was 73% white. Nye Bevan May 2014 #36

The whole south bay has been getting whiter. There's not one labor pool in one San Jose suburb. LeftyMom May 2014 #37

http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/cities/MountainView70.htm Nye Bevan May 2014 #38

But is it 17% women? Next we will hear that women don't want the jobs, LOL bettyellen May 2014 #19

I already said the demographics were skewed for men vs women JJChambers May 2014 #21

Google begins... KansDem May 2014 #4

61% are white. This is less than the U.S. population as a whole. Why did you put that in bold? N/T devils chaplain May 2014 #5

California's population is 39% white. Google is based in California. LeftyMom May 2014 #6

AMEN, LeftyMom.....Just wait, people who are closet racist & mysogynists will argue that you're Ecumenist May 2014 #7

The tech boom drove latino/a families out of the south bay. LeftyMom May 2014 #9

It's ethnic cleansing mwrguy May 2014 #42

I dislike Google, but in their defense... devils chaplain May 2014 #11

They're hiring grads who grew up in their world. There are three UCs within driving distance. LeftyMom May 2014 #15

I would hope that they would, but... devils chaplain May 2014 #28

+1. Google did not get to where they are today by refusing to hire smart black people (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #30

17% female? that is a disgrace. bettyellen May 2014 #20

Is it a "disgrace" that only 2% of kindergarten teachers are men? Nye Bevan May 2014 #39

It is a disgrace too! Teachers salaries are way too low in America, and that's what happens. bettyellen May 2014 #44

But Mountain View, California, where Google is based, is 56% white Nye Bevan May 2014 #34

The Great Whiteness Defenders will Have Questions alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan May 2014 #43

This proves.......something Throd May 2014 #12

Perhaps something. ...... ominous... IoNP May 2014 #26

While this is definitely unfortunate, we must realize that there are many factors at work........... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #13

Not surprising at all madville May 2014 #14

It's not a Google problem. It's a tech problem, and not necessarily racist or sexist. Adrahil May 2014 #22

I work at a tech company, and the outlook is dismal EvolveOrConvolve May 2014 #23

Is is also really sad that only about 17% of elementary school teachers are men? Nye Bevan May 2014 #40

Here's a guaranteed, sure-fire way to reduce the percentage of white employees. Nye Bevan May 2014 #29

Suggestions?-nt Anansi1171 May 2014 #31

For 2011-12 bachelor’s graduates in CS increased to 12.9 percent women Crabby Appleton May 2014 #41