Hey everybody. I am experiment with a biweekly overview that examines the state of work in technology.
We will use this space to explore topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion, the future of work, equal pay issues, notable staff changes and much more.
This week, we are examining Facebook's civil rights audit, a new study on workers' earnings, the latest on California's proposed voting measure and layoffs amid COVID-19.
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It has been less than two months since the police murder of George Floyd. As the tech industry has continued its rounds of funding, mergers and acquisitions, there is still work to be done on the racial justice front. Here is an overview of some developments over the past two weeks.
Facebook civil rights audit highlights gaps in DE&I work
As Facebook's latest civil rights audit report by former ACLU lawyer Laura Murphy shows, the social media giant needs to do more to increase the diversity of its leadership and C- roles. after. These roles for blacks, natives and people of color should also not be "limited to diversity officer positions as is often the case in American businesses," the report said.
Audit found that there should also be company-wide recognition that efforts for diversity, equity and inclusion should not be the sole responsibility of those from under-represented groups, but rather to all members of the management team and managers. The audit also highlighted the concerns of employees regarding "a lack of recognition for the time spent by URM employees to mentor and recruit other minorities to work at Facebook".