为了兑现种族多样性承诺，英特尔居然砸了这么多钱

英特尔指出其正在逐步实现职场种族多样性的改善目标。今年1月，该公司提出将在未来5年内花费3亿美元，用以提升女性和少数种族员工的比例，直到2020年。

在其第一份年中多样性报告中，英特尔重申对这些目标的承诺，并表达出实现目标的信心。该公司在职少数种族和女性员工的数量已经翻倍，并计划在未来不断提升这一数字。

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) states that it is on track to meet its target for promotion of diversity in the workplace. In January, the chip maker announced plans to spend $300 million over the next five years to increase the proportion of women and minorities among its total workforce, by 2020.

In its first mid-year diversity report, the company has reiterated its commitment to these goals and expressed confidence in their attainment. It has already doubled the number of under-represented minorities and women in its workforce and plans to do a lot more, in the future.

Tech companies have continued to reform their policies to make their workplaces more diverse and friendly to all employees regardless of their gender, race, or nationality. Last year, USA TODAY published research which highlights that there are twice as many graduates in engineering and technical fields from under-represented population segments; than the number of graduates hired by tech companies. Now, Intel is on schedule to eliminate discrimination and achieve exemplary diversification in its workforce.

From January to July, Intel has been conducted diversity hires, with a number of new employees that are African American, Native American, HiSPANic, or women. The proportion of such appointments has jumped from 20% of total hiring, last year to, 43.3% in the last six months.

Although the company continues to introduce measures to raise workforce diversity, and invests a considerable amount towards the task also; its workforce diversification target is far from achieved. The company's workforce is still dominated by male, white employees. Despite the rise in hiring, the overall representation of African American and female employees in the company is up by just 0.1% and 0.6%, respectively. The representation of Native American and HiSPANic employees remains unchanged at 0.5% and 8.3%, respectively.

Significant improvement in these proportions clearly warrants sustained efforts and hefty investments. The company still has another five years to meet its self-ascribed 2020 time-line. However, the $300 million committed for the endeavour by the company, may pale in the face of a tall task. Intel would do well to commit more efforts and funds to the achievement of this target, even as it gloats over interim successes.