2024 Diversity Annual Report
Driving innovation, bridging gaps.
2024 Diversity Annual Report
Driving innovation, bridging gaps.
Hi, my name is Melonie Parker, Google’s Chief Diversity Officer. This is our 2024 Diversity Annual Report.
In 2023, Google celebrated its 25th anniversary. Over that quarter century, we’ve learned that making space for diverse perspectives and experiences is inseparable from innovation. Our mission to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful has inspired us to design and build for everyone.
Today, I’m proud to share the efforts we made in 2023 to get closer to realizing that mission – supporting our people, developing our technology, and serving the communities we call home.
We doubled down on building a workplace where everyone feels supported to do their best work. And our efforts made an impact:
We’ve found that the products that deliver the most value are the ones that bring more opportunity to the people who use them. So we prioritized new features and updates that make things more useful for more people.
At Google, we’ve seen how the best of technology empowers people of all backgrounds. Across the world, we made investments that furthered educational, economic, and health equity.
We continued our work to uplift the next generation of innovators by creating equitable pathways in tech education. We increased access to technology and we supported organizations advancing equity in their neighborhoods, and the world beyond them.
We do work we are proud to do, every day.
Our progress in 2023 brings us closer to realizing our mission, but there’s still work to do. As we look toward the next 25 years, we’re excited to build on the momentum we’ve made toward creating workplaces, products, and initiatives that serve everyone, everywhere.
Innovating solutions for everyone.
As we look back at our efforts across 2023, we’re proud of the progress we’ve made, and we’re not stopping now. Leading with learnings from across our geographies, we’re reinforcing our most impactful efforts in how we support our people, develop our technology, and serve the communities we call home.
For the purposes of this report, we structure our progress across three broad categories: Our Workplace, Our Technology, and Our Partnerships, all grounded in our focus on belonging for everyone.
This report shines a light on work that furthered our impact while acknowledging where progress must still be made. It’s a privilege to share our learnings from across Google as we continue striving toward a world elevated by technology, and where our innovations help advance the boundless potential in every person.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Tested approaches, real impact.
In 2023, we focused on building belonging in three areas: our workplace, our technology, and our partnerships.
OUR WORKPLACE
Working to ensure everyone thrives at Google.
We reinforced and refined our most effective approaches to hiring, retaining, and promoting talent across Google.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
Innovating products that reflect our world.
We made our technology more useful to more people through collaborations with a broad range of community and industry experts.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
Expanding opportunity across the globe.
We made investments and forged partnerships to further educational, economic, and health access.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Initiatives that sparked innovation.
Together with our partners, we worked toward building a more equitable and accessible world.
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OUR PARTNERSHIPS
We fostered inclusion and connection for older adults.
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OUR TECHNOLOGY
Reading Mode … makes reading more accessible for millions of kids with dyslexia and other learning differences.
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OUR WORKPLACE
Celebrating a loud and proud WorldPride.
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OUR TECHNOLOGY
My cancer was caught late. I had to go through a mastectomy. That’s why I joined the Public Involvement Forum, to represent the patient’s voice.
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OUR TECHNOLOGY
Innovating products that reflect our world.
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OUR WORKPLACE
The Stay and Thrive programme provided an invaluable safe space ... and tools I needed to take a proactive approach to my professional development.
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OUR TECHNOLOGY
Reducing stigma around mental health for U.S. veterans.
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OUR WORKPLACE
It was a week full of unforgettable conversations, learnings … and touching moments fighting for more inclusive workplaces and futures.
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OUR PARTNERSHIPS
A global effort to support women and girls in STEM.
