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Acceptance of remote work has led to a more diverse workforce at Meta, according to the company’s 2022 Diversity Report, which was released Tuesday.
Chief diversity officer Maxine Williams said in a Newsroom post that the pandemic resulted in the company hiring people who are fully remote and working in locations where Meta does not have offices for the first time, adding that approximately 75% of teams at Meta are working across multiple locations.
She said that over the past year, candidates in the U.S. who accepted remote job offers were “substantially more likely” to be Black, Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, veterans and/or people with disabilities, and worldwide, candidates who accepted remote job offers were more likely to be women.
Williams wrote, “It’s not only about getting people in the door—it’s about making sure they can thrive at Meta, which is why we’re continuing to empower our employees with flexibility and benefits that match their evolving needs.”
Overall, Williams said Meta has doubled the number of Black and Hispanic employees in the U.S. since 2019 and doubled the number of women in its global workforce over the same period.
As of June 30, people with disabilities represented 6.2% of the company’s workforce, up from 4.7% in 2021, while veterans made up 2.3% of its U.S. workforce and members of the LGBTQ+ community accounted for 10%.
Underrepresented people now make up 46.7% of Meta’s global workforce, up from 45.6% in 2021.
In the U.S., Black employee leadership is up 44.1% since 2020, and women now account for 36.7% of the company’s global leadership.
Finally, Williams provided an update on Meta’s supplier diversity program, saying that the company spent $1.26 billion with U.S. diverse suppliers and $306 million with Black-owned businesses in 2021, topping its commitment and nearly doubling those figures from 2020.
She wrote, “By supporting diverse suppliers and hiring people with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, we’re able to create better experiences for everyone. We’ll continue to develop a more diverse and equitable workforce, but we know this work is far from finished. Together, through dedication and innovation, we’ll strive to make technology and the metaverse more inclusive.”
