Source: hnmagazine.com

Twitter met or surpassed many of the diversity and inclusion goals it set for itself for 2017, the company announced today. Twitter is now 38.4 percent female, compared to 37 percent in 2016. Regarding underrepresented minorities at Twitter, representation increased from 11 percent in 2016 to 12.5 percent in 2017. Twitter, however, missed its goals for overall representation of underrepresented minorities, as well as underrepresented minorities in technical roles. Moving forward, Twitter intends to set two-year goals but will continue its practice of releasing yearly diversity reports. The rationale for the two-year period is to better enable Twitter to assess its progress, “develop specific programming, and adapt our strategies along the way.