Yahoo's White Male Workforce the Latest Example of Tech's Diversity Problems

It turns out Yahoo's ancient mail system may not be the only thing outdated at the tech giant. Judging by the company's recent workplace diversity disclosure, their hiring policies may be in desperate need of an overhaul as well.

A number of tech giants have released their diversity numbers over the past week, following the lead of Google, who released theirs, unprompted, last week. The numbers were also shockingly skewed across the board, with the majority of the workforce identified as white and male. 

Despite having a female lead with Marissa Mayer in the CEO role at Yahoo, the web giant's numbers are pretty low when it comes to employing women. Only about 37 percent of Yahoo's global workforce is comprised of women, and about half are in non-tech positions, which is basically code for administrative roles.

While half of Yahoo's employees are white, when it comes to leadership roles, 78 percent are not only white, but male. Tech positions are filled by men -- 85 percent, in fact -- and Asian men are placed in the majority of those roles.

Only 4 percent of Yahoo's workforce is Hispanic in the U.S., the second-lowest percentage in the diversity pie. Black employees clock in at a whopping 2 percent.

The diversity disclosure for LinkedIn, who released their numbers late last week, as well as Google, who led the disclosure movment, showed numbers that are eerily similar.

The trend of tech giants employing a predominantly white male workforce is troubling, but not terribly surprising. 

Yahoo chief development officer Jackie Reses addressed the issue, stating that "these statistics are only part of the story."