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Global Diversity & Inclusion Report 2020 Contents Introduction A critical year for Diversity & Inclusion A timely focus Data inform actions /01 Our mission-driven commitment Diversity & Inclusion milestones The state of Diversity Trends and progress & Inclusion at Microsoft Our broader Microsoft business Representation /02 in 2020 Population LinkedIn GitHub Our core Microsoft business Representation Population Employees with disabilities Self-identification initiative Equal pay data Assessing our inclusive culture Listening, learning, Focusing our resources where most needed and responding Pandemic response Addressing racial injustice /03 Allyship Our continuing Milestones reached on several of our internal and external initiatives commitment /04 Conclusion A never-ending pursuit /05 Introduction Data inform actions On pages 9 to 11, we share our current representation and population trends in our broader Microsoft business /01 which includes our core Microsoft business, LinkedIn, GitHub, and minimally integrated gaming studios. On pages 12 to 19, we share a more granular look at our core Microsoft business, examining demographics across levels and roles (pages 12 to 14), assessing equal pay in 11 of our largest markets (page 18), measuring employee inclusion sentiment (page 19), and for the first time, disclosing the number of employees in the US who have A critical year for voluntarily self-identified as having disabilities (page 15). More than just content for an annual report, throughout the year these data inform our multifaceted, company-wide diversity and inclusion work as Diversity & Inclusion described in our 2019 Diversity & Inclusion report. In 2020, we’ve seen an unprecedented convergence of global events. COVID-19, amplified acts of racial injustice, and economic upheaval have rocked the world, Key learnings in 2020 magnifying socio-economic differences, accessibility For the fifth year in a row, data trends continue in the right direction in both the broader Microsoft business and in our core gaps, and the toll of work-life on wellbeing. Microsoft business. But the data also highlight areas where we need to redouble our efforts.This year’s data from our core Microsoft business serve as the starting point for measuring our progress against commitments we’ve made to the Black and Asking hard questions, facing the answers head on, African American community described in the Addressing Racial Injustice section of this report (pages 27 to 30). and being willing to experience discomfort in the process—this is the necessary work that individuals Representation data from our core Microsoft The data from our core Microsoft business also tell us that and organizations must do every day in an intentional business show modest gains since 2019. improving representation across all levels and roles must effort to overcome deep-seated biases and become be a priority, especially for Black and African American more diverse and inclusive. This difficult but fundamental Women now represent 28.6% of our global workforce, an employees and Hispanic and Latinx employees. work has become even more crucial as widespread global increase of 1.0 percentage points. Black and African American employees in our core US protests against racial injustice are set against a backdrop Asian employees, a group that includes more than a workforce comprise 5.2% of individual contributors, of a pandemic, remote work, and social distancing. dozen different ethnic groups, represent34.7% of our US but only 2.9% of managers, 2.6% of directors, and 2.9% workforce, an increase of 1.6 percentage points. of partners + executives. However, there is still much work to be done with A timely focus Hispanic and Latinx employees in our core US workforce are specific communities. 6.8% of individual contributors, but only 5.4% of managers, Microsoft began publishing its annual workforce This is not a complete list, and it’s never enough. And Black and African American employees represent 4.9% of 4.8% of directors, and 4.4% of partners + executives. demographic data publicly in 2014, among just three while we continue to be committed to a comprehensive our US workforce, up 0.3 percentage points. These data affirm the importance of our recently announced percent of the Fortune 500 companies to do so. Last year’s approach to diversity and inclusion, in this year’s report Hispanic and Latinx employees represent 6.6% of our commitment to strengthen our intentional career planning and 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Report marked the first time we want to focus on three particular areas: our response US workforce, up 0.3 percentage points. talent development efforts on the path to senior leadership. we expanded our annual demographics data report to to the global pandemic, addressing racial injustice, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Continuing to invest in robust leadership development, systems cover a robust collection of programs, learnings, and and the work we’re doing to advance allyship in our Islander employees represent only 0.7% of our US workforce, of accountability, and strengthening our culture of inclusion will examples of employee experiences encompassing most Microsoft community. and this number has remained the same since last year. be a part of our commitments over the next five years. of the diversity and inclusion-based initiatives across our company. These initiatives are wide-ranging and include: Why allyship? Because measures of diversity and Descriptions of racial and ethnic groups, levels, and roles can be found on page 46. inclusiveness are reflections of culture, and the events (Note: “Partner + executive” as used in this year’s report is the same data set that was referenced in the 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Report as “executive.”) Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for women, families, of this year thus far have cemented our belief that racial and ethnic minorities, military, people with disabilities, everyone—not just leaders—has a role to play in or who identify as LGBTQI+, where employees can go for advancing a more diverse and inclusive environment, support, networking, and community-building. We know numbers alone don’t paint the whole picture. Behind these figures are the people we work with, the and everyone has the capacity to be an ally. Allyship at humans whose lived experiences help us understand the numbers. We are grateful to those who have generously Educational programs geared to providing skills training, Microsoft provides a platform for new behaviors and shared their stories with us in this report. mentoring, and scholarships for racial and ethnic minorities, ways of thinking that lead to sustainable, global systemic women, and people with disabilities. change, and the allyship learning path gives us a shared Diversity and inclusion is a never-ending journey, rife with complexity, sure mistakes, and hard-earned lessons. Efforts to actively seek out and work withsuppliers and language and understanding of what to expect from We invest in and recommit to diversity and inclusion because it is fundamental to our mission. When we’re partners that promote diversity and inclusion practices. each other. This is especially important in an organization focused on serving the seven billion people on the planet, the question is never why, but rather how: How are Working with regional and global political organizations to of more than 160,000 geographically and culturally we more diverse and inclusive today than yesterday, and what more can we do to improve? drive policy change. unique employees, and at a time when there are many interpretations in broader society of what allyship means. Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Technologies that improve the lives of the most Chief Diversity Officer vulnerable, underserved, or underrepresented people in the places we live and work. Providing employees a technology and business platform to drive change in areas in which they are passionate. 4 5 Introduction Our mission-driven commitment Our mission to help every person and organization on the planet to achieve more is both inspiring and overwhelming in its call to action on inclusion. We expect each of us—no matter our level or function— to play an active role in creating environments where people of diverse backgrounds are excited to Microsoft Diversity & Inclusion milestones bring all of who they are in order to do their best work. 1975 to present 1985 to 1990 1990 to 1995 1995 to 2000 2000 to 2005 First woman on Board Women’s ERG founded HOLA ERG founded Transgender We need to ensure that our culture of inclusion is a top priority of Directors benefits added for everyone. It starts with our values of respect, integrity, and Asians ERG founded First DigiGirlz event First Diversity Scored 100% on accountability. Each of us must be able to thrive in diverse Director hired LGBTQI+ ERG (GLEAM) HRC Corporate teams. Every manager must be able to attract, retain, and grow founded Equality Index One of the 1st to expand (and every year employees of all backgrounds. This is certainly true at Microsoft, anti-discrimination First Minority thereafter) and also more broadly. It is the new baseline for manager policy to LGBTQI+ Student Day excellence across industries across the globe." Blacks at Microsoft Accessibility Policy Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer (BAM) ERG founded established June 23, 2020 2005 to 2010 2010 to 2015 2015 to present Signed UN Women’s John Thompson Inclusive Design Empowerment Principles becomes Board of Directors Chair Autism hiring Law Firm Diversity Program established Executive accountability LEAP: Engineering Acceleration Program Disability ERG founded Military Software and There has never been a more important time to build a workplace that Systems Academy Families ERG founded (MSSA) founded is diverse and a culture that is inclusive. The past year has transformed Military ERG founded our workplaces and challenged us both personally and professionally, Satya Nadella appointed calling on us to engage with a renewed focus on community and as CEO Jenny Lay-Flurrie named Chief Accessibility Officer commitment to one another.