Tesla publishes its first ever diversity report revealing leadership is 83% male and 59% White

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Description: Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable energy company published its first ever diversity report late Friday. It said that Tesla has a “majority minority” U.S. workforce overall, but 83% of employees in leadership roles are men and 59% are White.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Dec 04, 2020

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/tesla-publishes-its-first-diversity-report-here-are-the-key-numbers.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the highlights in the report.
  • What is outstanding, in your opinion?
  • How would you evaluate Tesla’s effort at diversity?
  • What are the particular constraints facing Tesla?