14 DAY TRIAL // Time and time again Uber has come under fire for having a male-heavy workforce, especially in leadership positions. Now that its first diversity report has been published, we can all clearly see that things aren't that much different at Uber than at other tech companies.
According to the report, 36% of Uber's employees are women at a global level. When it comes to leadership roles, however, only 22% of positions went to women, while only 15% of tech jobs did the same. Other companies in the industry, including giants such as Google, Apple and Facebook report similar numbers every year, although it's true they are doing slightly better nowadays.
When it comes to race and ethnicity, Uber's overall data shows that nearly half of all employees are white, with another 30.9% being Asian.
When it comes to the company's tech jobs, the majority go to Asian employees, who hold 47.9% of jobs, closely followed by white employees with 46.2%, leaving very little room for employees of any other races. Tech leadership, on the other hand, is a bit different, with white employees having 75% of management jobs, while only 25% of managers are Asian.
Looking to improve
"This report is a first step in showing that diversity and inclusion is a priority at Uber. I know that we have been too slow in publishing our numbers -- and that the best way to demonstrate our commitment to change is through transparency. And to make progress, it's important we measure what matters," CEO Travis Kalanick said in a statement.
The company has said time and time again that it wants to change, although very little has been done to back up those claims. Kalanick promised to conduct internal investigations on several accounts of female employees being sexually harassed back in January, and this diversity report is pretty much a result of a pledge that was made along with that particular promise.