Segregated Valley: the ugly truth about Google and diversity in tech

Silicon Valley says it is committed to racial diversity in its workforce. But the numbers tell a different story

Google has spent much of the past 72 hours insisting its commitment to diversity is "unequivocal" after the internal publication and subsequent leak of an anti-diversity polemic by a Google engineer. The unidentified software engineer argued, among other things, that biological differences between men and women account for the extreme gender imbalance at Google and other technology companies.

"We are unequivocal in our belief that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company," said Danielle Brown, Google's vice-president of diversity, integrity and governance.