Google releases disappointing diversity record with regard to hiring women, minorities

Tech giant Google has admitted to a disappointing diversity record which shows a mere 17 percent female employees.

According to CNET, Google on Wednesday publicly released data on the diversity of its workforce for the first time and admitted it was disappointed with its record for hiring women, African-Americans, and Hispanics.

Women comprise 30 percent of the Web giant's overall global workforce but make up only 17 percent of those employed in technology capacity, according to data published by the company Wednesday.

When it came to leadership positions, men outnumbered women by nearly 4 to 1, the report said.

Google's rival Apple has also been under fire for having only one woman and no minorities on its board, and Twitter also faced criticism for having no female board members right before it went public late last year, the report added.