Until recently, diversity figures at several of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley were a mystery, kept a secret on the grounds that it would cause competitive harm.
That curtain of secrecy was finally lifted this summer when Facebook unveiled their diversity figures for the first time in June. Other tech giants also released their figures around the same time, including Google, Apple and Yahoo. Not exactly a surprise, the numbers showed a lack of diversity, especially in the representation of female employees and other races that are not white or Asian.
This infographic from Information Is Beautiful is a quick reference that visualizes the diversity figures released by 18 of the Valley’s top technology companies. Compared to the top 50 U.S. companies, the graphic makes it clear that Silicon Valley has a long way to go in terms of diversity.
In addition to the infographic, the folks at Information Is Beautiful have released the dataset they compiled to make the graphic, which is available as a spreadsheet here.
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