A Rise In Biased Job Language Is Not Helping Tech’s Lack Of Diversity

Tech companies are notorious for a lack of employee diversity, with 73% of jobs being held by men and 62% of jobs held by white employees, according to a recent Zippia report. Despite all of the large tech companies having made statements and promises around their diversity initiatives (such as these examples from Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix and Google), their job descriptions say otherwise.

According to data from Textio, a company that uses AI to analyze and improve the language used in job postings and employee reviews, biased language in job postings for big tech companies has increased 70% in the past 3 years.