Google reveals what kind of strategy it will use to expand its reach.
Despite various executive efforts to diversify, Google reported that the company's employee population is still dominated by Americans and Asians with percent white Googlers and 31 percent Asian workers.
As 2015 continue to unfold, only 18 percent of the Googlers working in the technology department were women, while a staggering 3 percent of Googlers were Hispanic, while 2 percent were black.
How will the search engine leader change the unconscious bias hovering over the tech landscape? Google Diversity Head Nancy Lee crafted four chief tactics.
Launch innovative ways to hire people from the less represented communities. The tech titan partnered with five historically black colleges and universities to make students familiar with how computer science theories play in actual tech work through a curriculum revamp and summer internship program at Google.
Break unconscious social barriers to create a more just working environment. The company is constantly implementing and developing projects that spread awareness about unconscious prejudice in the office to keep businesses process objective and reasonable. Company policies are customized according to each individual Googler to respect employee uniqueness and to satisfy varying worker needs.
Carry out student programs that encourage women and young minds to not only to tinker with technology but also make one. Google developed free computer science programs to expose students to real-life tech jobs that would give them a glimpse of what it takes to be a computer scientist: Made with Code and CS First.
Train small business owners, women and marginalized groups how to maximize the opportunities the Web offers. Tagged as Accelerate with Google Academy, Google designed a 3-month immersive program for entrepreneurs to learn how to use the Internet for business growth and development. Furthermore, the corporation started NextWave to provide free web tools, entrepreneurial residencies and business resources for independent startups to leverage for their endeavors.
