Google Shareholders and Workers Call on Board to Fix ‘Diversity Crisis’
The tech giant's homogeneous executive ranks are a risk to the business, a shareholder resolution claims.
Google employees participate in a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct in Mountain View, California, on Nov. 1, 2018.
Photographer: Michael Short/BloombergOver the past year, employees at Alphabet Inc.’s Google have protested over worker rights, a military contract, and the handling of sexual misconduct. Now, along with shareholders, they’ve written a resolution to Alphabet’s board, calling for reform in areas including racial and gender diversity, and asking the board to consider tying these metrics to executive bonuses.
“The tech diversity crisis threatens worker safety, talent retention, product development, and customer service,” the shareholder resolution states. It also criticizes the treatment of contract staff and asks the company to address the displacement of poorer residents where it buys real estate.