Diversity | Twitter commits to D&I despite coronavirus

Social media behemoth Twitter has announced new plans to focus on building a diverse talent pipeline during the coronavirus crisis.

In a recent blog post penned by Twitter’s Vice President of People Experience and Head of Inclusion and Diversity, Dalana Brand, explained that by 2025 the company hopes to have women represent half of its workforce and for ‘under-represented minorities’ to comprise a quarter of its US workforce. According to the business, the percentage of women in leadership roles has increased to 36.9%.

Brand added in the blog post that Twitter’s commitment to D&I has never been stronger: “Although the world doesn’t look the same since our last post, our commitment to inclusion and diversity at Twitter has never been stronger.

“Since our last update, we transitioned more than 5,000 'Tweeps' [Twitter employees] to a fully virtual workforce, introduced new programmes and benefits, and doubled down on inclusion in the age of COVID-19. We’ve accomplished a lot – and learned some important lessons along the way.”