10 House Democrats sent a letter to Google on Monday demanding answers about an NBCNews investigation alleging the company significantly decreased its diversity and inclusion initiatives since 2018.
"This new reporting has prompted a number of important questions that we outline in this letter. I look forward to engaging with Google at the highest-level to ensure they remain committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive corporate culture," she said.
"It is no secret that companies across Silicon Valley and the tech sector have struggled to increase diversity, and Google is no exception," the representatives wrote. Google denied that it had decreased its diversity and inclusion work. Melonie Parker, Google’s chief diversity officer, said the company isn’t scaling back its internal diversity programs, but rather"maturing our programs to make sure we’re building our capability."
Google denied the company has limited conversations about diversity internally and pointed to the company’s diversity report, which uses the word diversity in its title.
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