Inside Microsoft
We strive to create an environment that helps Microsoft capitalize on the diversity of its people and the inclusion of ideas and solutions to meet the needs of its increasingly global and diverse customer base.
Our employee community
At Microsoft, we believe that our continued success depends on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to the company. To help foster diversity and inclusion, Microsoft has a rich community of Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Employee Networks (EN). These organizations provide career development, support, networking opportunities, mentoring, community participation, product input, and assistance in activities that promote cultural awareness. Their programs include speaker series, scholarship programs, community service, development conferences, and heritage celebrations.
Our employee resource groups
Employee networks
- Africans at Microsoft
- Arabs at Microsoft
- Attention Deficit Disorder at Microsoft
- Bangladeshi Employees at Microsoft
- Blacks at Microsoft
- Boomers at Microsoft
- Brazilians at Microsoft
- Chinese Employees at Microsoft
- Dads at Microsoft
- Egyptians at Microsoft
- ExYugoslavians at Microsoft
- Filipinos at Microsoft
- French at Microsoft
- Friends of Japanese at Microsoft
- Hellenes at Microsoft
- Hong Kong Employees at Microsoft
- Huddle (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
- Indian Employees at Microsoft
- Israelis at Microsoft
- Koreans at Microsoft
- Malaysians at Microsoft
- Microsoft Adoption
- Microsoft Asian Professional Society
- Microsoft Nepali
- Military Reservists at Microsoft
- Moms at Microsoft
- Native Americans at Microsoft
- New Zealanders and Australians in the U.S.
- Pakistanis at Microsoft
- Persians at Microsoft
- Portuguese at Microsoft
- Romanians at Microsoft
- Russian-speaking Community
- Singaporeans at Microsoft
- Single Parents at Microsoft
- Taiwanese Microsoft Employees
- Thais at Microsoft
- Turks at Microsoft
- Ukrainians at Microsoft
- U.S. Military Veterans at Microsoft
- Vietnamese at Microsoft
- Visually Impaired Persons at Microsoft
- Working Parents at Microsoft
Our culture is continuously evolving, and we are optimistic about both the future of our company and the environment our employees and leaders are creating. As we work to build a more diverse and inclusive organization, we define diversity broadly to include the many dimensions that make people and organizations unique. Ultimately, our goal is to ensure that every employee feels a deep sense of purpose and belonging, and is able to contribute with their full and authentic self.
We know that diversity gains will not be sustained unless we all do our part to encourage new and different perspectives, solutions and innovative ideas to surface from all our employees. Being inclusive is not something we simply do, but rather it stands for who we are. We see our leaders and managers as role models in transforming the culture.
We continue to put more focus and thought into advancing the diversity and inclusion strategy with a growth mindset in five specific areas of focus: Transform the Culture; Drive an Inclusive Recruiting Process; Empower and Retain Our People, Expand our Talent Pipeline; and Delight our Customers.
Our cultural imperative to build a more diverse and inclusive company has no endpoint. We will always strive to learn, to do more and be better tomorrow than we are today. Every employee at Microsoft – regardless of position, geography or level -- has a vested interest in this effort. The leadership we demonstrate, and our ongoing commitment to shaping the culture of Microsoft will have longstanding, sustainable impact for many years to come.
For more information on how we are strengthening our culture of inclusion, click here.
Gender and ethnicity totals do not include unknown. Denominators include unknown.
Gender data are global, ethnicity data are US only.
Additional information can be found in our EEO-1 report and selected portions of our affirmative action plan as a federal contractor under Executive Order 11246.
Equal Pay
At Microsoft, we are committed to the principle of equal pay for equal work for our employees.
Today, for every $1 earned by men, our female employees in the U.S. earn 99.9 cents at the same job title and level. Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. combined earn $1.005 for every $1 earned by their Caucasian counterparts. Breaking it down even further, African American/Black employees are at $1.002; Hispanic/Latinx employees are at $1.000; and Asian employees are at $1.007 for every $1 earned by Caucasian employees at the same job title and level, respectively.
Data as of September 1, 2016.
Since we finalized our acquisition of LinkedIn in December 2016, here is a combined summary view of two key diversity demographics: women globally; and racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S. click here for more information on LinkedIn.
Gender and ethnicity totals do not include unknown. Denominators include unknown.
Gender data are global, ethnicity data are US only.
Additional information can be found in our EEO-1 report as well as selected portions of our Affirmative Action Plan as a federal contractor under Executive Order 11246.
Equal Pay
At Microsoft, we are committed to the principle of equal pay for equal work for our employees.
Today, for every $1 earned by men, our female employees in the U.S. earn $1.000 dollars at the same job title and level. Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. combined earn $1.005 for every $1 earned by their Caucasian counterparts. Breaking it down even further, African American/Black employees are at $1.002; Hispanic/Latinx employees are at $1.002; and Asian employees are at $1.006 for every $1 earned by Caucasian employees at the same job title and level, respectively.
Data as of September 1, 2017.
