Accompanied by a blog post on the matter, Tesla released a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) report for 2020 on Friday — the company’s first-ever — for its operations in the U.S.
A key takeaway from the report is the fact that Tesla’s U.S. workforce is 79% male and 21% female, whereas the leadership is 83% male and 17% female.
These figures are understandable considering the fact that women have historically been underrepresented in the auto and tech industries, and Tesla is a cross between both. However, Tesla recognizes this as a clear problem area.
“Increasing women’s representation at all levels, especially in leadership, is a top priority in 2021,” pledges Tesla in the report.
Data shows 12% of new hires at Tesla during 2020 were African-American (up 9% from last year), but the company believes it can do much better than that.
“We know that our numbers do not represent the deep talent pools of Black and African American talent that exist in the US at every level,” says Tesla in the report. The company plans on ramping up recruitment at historically Black colleges and universities to remedy the situation.
Tesla says 21% of the U.S. workforce and 25% of leadership consists of Asian employees, whereas Hispanic and Latino/Latina employees make up 22% of the workforce and occupy 4% of leadership positions.
2020 has been a year of record-breaking quarterly performance, long-awaited victories, an all-time high market cap, and, according to the report, improved DEI practices. The EV pioneer plans on 2021 being even better in every respect.
