Uber’s tech jobs still go to predominantly white men under new CEO
2017 was a whirlwind year for Uber: the company dealt with engineer Susan Fowler’s account of sexism during her time at Uber, it lost one CEO and gained a new one, and it faced a lawsuit from Waymo, just to mention a few events. Along the way, Uber published its first diversity report, and the results were surprisingly better than expected. Although Uber was still a predominantly white and male company, like many Silicon Valley tech companies, it posted a better representation of women, blacks, and Latinx people than Facebook, Airbnb, or Pinterest.
Uber’s second diversity report just came out, and it’s the company’s first report since Dara Khosrowshahi took over as CEO last August. Since March 2017, much at the company has changed, and...