"I think it's our fault - 'our' meaning the whole tech community. (These figures, as Re/code noted at the time, include Apple's retail presence - unlike most other tech companies' reports.)Ĭook told Mashable's Christina Warren that the company is determined to make headway on this. In an interview with Mashable, the 54-year-old CEO discussed the ongoing struggle to attract women and minority ethnic groups to the tech industry.īig tech companies including Google and Twitter - and Apple - have begun publishing diversity reports, outlining the make-up of the companies and their efforts to expand this.Īpple's 2014 report - its first - revealed 70% of global employees are male, and 55% of its workers (in the US) are white. If true, this would be a big, welcome change for Apple. In an interview, Cook teased that we will finally see a woman on stage. This is a bit rich coming from Cook, considering that in the last seven media events, Apple has never had a female executive on stage.īut that could finally change Monday. On Sunday, CEO Tim Cook has spoke out strongly on diversity issues, labelling them central to "the future of our company." It's where Apple lays out the roadmap for its iPhone, Mac, and, now, Watch software. The Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple's annual gathering of developers. It often indicates a user profile.Īngela Ahrendts, Apple's top female executive and a likely choice to appear on stage.Īpple's biggest event of the year, WWDC, starts Monday. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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