Apple has revealed interesting numbers about their employees and has a video too

Aug 13, 2014 00:18 GMT  ·  By
About a month ago, Tim Cook responded to a question related to Apple's employees and promised that they would release a so-called Diversity Report. The numbers are in and they came in the form of graphics, pie charts, some pictures, a website and a video.
 
Apple calls the mini website "Inclusion inspires innovation." The footage is doubled by a text narrated by Denise Young-Smith, Apple's vice president of human resources. 
 
According to the video, Apple honors individuality, human dignity and equality, and they want people to be themselves. The website also has a message from Apple's CEO, Tim Cook. He's the one breaking down the numbers about the 98,000 employees, but he admits he is not satisfied with the numbers on that page. That's because Apple has been working hard to achieve them, but they do not show diversity at its best. 
 
Tim Cook went on naming Kim Paulk, an Apple specialist working in a store in Manhattan as the woman who embodies the best characteristics of Apple. Kim has a medical condition that has impaired her vision and hearing since she was a child. However, the Apple customers are really happy with her service, even though she is guided by a dog, Gemma or – as everyone calls her – the iDog.
 
Another Apple employee recognized by Tim Cook is Walter Freeman, the guy in charge of a procurement team in Cupertino. His team provided $3 billion (€2.25 billion) in business opportunities with Apple to more than 7,000 small businesses in the western United States. 
 
When it comes to the raw numbers, Apple's employees in the United States are 55% white, 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic and 7% black. The numbers are pretty different in Apple's leadership. The whites go up to 64%, Asians also rise to 21% while the Hispanic fall to 6% and the black go down to 3%. 
 
The gender numbers are not making Tim Cook happy. 70% of Apple employees are male. Non-tech personnel are 65% male, while the technicians are over 80% male. Also, when it comes to Apple's leadership, 72% of them are men.
 
Apple does not share any insights on religion, sexual orientation or political views. However, Apple employees did participate in a large LGBT parade a couple of months ago in San Francisco. Tim Cook himself was in the crowd wearing a special Apple – LGBT Pride t-shirt with a colorful Apple logo.