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Apple makes modest progress in recruiting more women and minorities

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By John Glenday, Reporter

August 4, 2016 | 1 min read

Apple’s latest diversity report has shown the tech giant to be making slow but steady progress in recruiting more women and minorities, with 37 per cent of new hires in 2016 being female. 27 per cent came from an ethnic minority background.

This represents a slight uptick from comparative 2015 figures which stood at 35 and 24 per cent respectively and dovetails with a guarantee that all US employees will receive equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender and race.

In a statement Apple said: “If a gap exists, we’ll address it. And we’ll continue our work to make sure we maintain pay equity. We’ve achieved pay equity in the United States for similar roles and performance. Women earn one dollar for every dollar male employees earn. And underrepresented minorities earn one dollar for every dollar white employees earn."

Despite such efforts Apple’s workforce remains overwhelmingly white and male with men taking 67 per cent of all positions and white’s accounting for 54 per cent of employees.

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