Facebook Sets Goal to Double Female Workforce in Five Years
- Social network wants to double black, Hispanic staff in U.S.
- Company’s workforce is only slightly more diverse than 2018
Attendees stand in the demonstration room during the F8 Developers Conference in San Jose.
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Facebook Inc. unveiled new diversity goals on Tuesday, including an effort to double the number of female employees globally over the next five years, and double the number of black and Hispanic employees in the U.S.
The world’s largest social media company also wants half of its U.S. workforce to be from underrepresented groups by 2024.