For all its glory as the undisputed innovation hub of the 21st century, it’s also very well-known that Silicon Valley (and tech companies in general) has its fair share of problems, most prominently with regards to sexism and diversity.
While Apple claims to have hired more diverse candidates in the last 12 months, its diversity data for 2015 shows globally 69% of Apple’s total employees are men, and only 31% women
Diversity in the tech industry is dismal, with white men making up the vast majority of its workforce. That being said, tech companies are aware of the lack of diversity and some are even actively taking steps to do something about it.