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How Meta abandoned Silicon Valley’s most ambitious diversity goals

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How Meta abandoned Silicon Valley’s most ambitious diversity goals

How Meta abandoned Silicon Valley’s most ambitious diversity goals

Source: The Guardian

Published: Feb, 11 2025 11:00

Zuckerberg’s company once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. Those aspirations peaked in 2019 and just a few years later, Meta scuttled them altogether. In 2019, Facebook set a goal for itself: ensure half of its workforce was from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds by 2024. The lofty ambition made the company stand out among its Silicon Valley peers. Maxine Williams, a longtime employee and chief diversity officer at the time, wrote in a 2021 blog post that Facebook was up to the challenge.

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