Intel's diversity hiring doubles in six months

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Chip-making giant Intel doubled the number of women and under-represented minorities it hired in the United States over the past six months, after its CEO announced a plan to reach full representation of those groups by 2020. Intel on Aug 12 published its first mid-year diversity report, offering one of the most detailed looks available from a technology company of its hiring.

Over the past six months, 43.3 percent of the people Intel hired in the United States were either female, African American, Hispanic or Native American. That's in contrast to a year ago, when roughly 20 percent of Intel's hires were from one of those groups, said CEO Brian Krzanich. One thing that surprised staffers he said, was that the number of people with the necessary education — the much-discussed "pipeline" issue — wasn't as big a problem as they had feared. The company's goal was that 40 percent of new hires would be women or under-represented minorities, so "we're actually very pleased with the progress we've made in the first six months," Krzanich said.


Intel's diversity hiring doubles in six months