Apple's diversity report shows slow but steady improvements in hiring

Apple on Wednesday released its annual diversity report. And like in previous years, the company is still predominately white and male. 

But that doesn’t mean that its efforts to improve diversity haven't yielded improvements. This is the third year that the Cupertino giant has released its diversity numbers and the balance is improving, albeit slowly. 

The report showcases Apple’s diversity figures from fiscal 2016, which ran from June 2015 to June 2016. 

More female and underrepresented minority new hires 

Globally, 32 percent of Apple’s employees are now female. That’s up from 31 percent in 2015. And although a 1 percent improvement might not seem massive, when you have 125,000 global employees, it is progress.  Read more...