Pinterest exceeded all of its year’s goals for hiring minorities
Pinterest published its sixth annual diversity report today and it's encouraging on several fronts.
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Pinterest published its sixth annual diversity report today and it’s encouraging on several fronts.
It hit a milestone this year: The company has exceeded all three of its stated goals for hiring women and underrepresented minority employees.
And here’s Pinterest by the numbers:
“It’s hard to feel inspired when you don’t feel represented—online or in your workplace—and research shows that diverse teams make us more creative, diligent, and hard working,” says Jo Dennis, Pinterest’s human resources chief in a blog post introducing the report.
We asked Candice Morgan, the company’s head of inclusion and diversity (and raceAhead favorite) for a comment. She’s proud of their recruitment and hiring efforts. “The impact is tangible in more inclusive products and policies, whether it’s launching our skin tone ranges search feature, developing internal resources like the gender transition guide, or making policy decisions that reduce harmful, insensitive content,” she says.
Click through to see their three big learnings from this work. The third caught my eye: “We learned that if we want to create a working environment where people can do their best work, we need to invest further in understanding what drives retention. We’ve expanded accountability metrics for inclusion and diversity to include retention and engagement parity, alongside hiring. These are reviewed with the executive team, as well as each business unit, on a quarterly basis at a minimum.”
Ellen McGirt
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