The California Division of Honest Employment and Housing (DFEH) is wanting into how Google treats its Black feminine workers, in keeping with a report by Reuters. The report says that the regulator has been asking workers questions on harassment and discrimination, after receiving formal complaints.
The report doesn’t make any point out of the DFEH bringing expenses towards Google because it did with Activision Blizzard and says that the interviews being carried out don’t essentially imply that Google might face expenses.
Black girls made up 1.8 % of Google’s workforce in 2021
In line with a range report Google launched earlier this 12 months, Black girls make up round 1.8 % of its workforce and departed the corporate at a better than regular fee. Within the report, the corporate stated it had “room for enchancment” when it got here to protecting underrepresented expertise.
We’ve heard about points referring to fairness from former workers. Earlier this 12 months, a lawsuit introduced towards Google by 4 former feminine workers was given class-action standing, with the ladies claiming that they obtained decrease bonuses and salaries than male counterparts. The corporate additionally made headlines after AI ethicist Timnit Gebru claimed she was retaliated towards and fired for asking the corporate to be extra clear with its paper publishing course of. (Gebru says she confronted pushback from the corporate about her work criticizing its language fashions.) One other feminine member of Google’s AI ethics group was additionally fired after she says she searched her electronic mail for proof of Gebru dealing with discrimination.
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In an emailed assertion to The Verge, Google spokesperson Shannon Newberry stated that the corporate has invested in retention applications to make Google a extra welcoming place for Black workers. You possibly can learn the total assertion under.
Our purpose is to make sure that each worker experiences Google as an inclusive office and we’ve been targeted on constructing sustainable fairness for Google’s Black group. For instance, 2020 was our largest 12 months ever for hiring Black+ Googlers within the U.S.—each general and in tech roles—and we’ve additionally made investments in our retention applications and practices to assist Black workers develop and thrive at Google. We’ll proceed to give attention to this necessary work and completely examine any considerations, to ensure our office is consultant and equitable
Replace December seventeenth, 1:35PM ET: Added assertion from Google.
