ViacomCBS Sees Gains In Workforce Diversity In Second DEI Report Since Merger

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Ethnic diversity at ViacomCBS’ U.S. operations nosed up to 37.7% from 36.2% over the past year and, at the VP level or higher, moved to 27.7% from 24.9%, according to the company’s second DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) report since Viacom and CBS merged in late 2019.Among growth at the VP+ levels, Black representation increased from 7.5% to 8.6% and Asian representation from 8.3% to 9.3% according to workforce demographics data as of July 31, 2021 published today on the company’s website, compared with a year earlier tally.It wasn’t in theses stats but CBS commitments beginning in the 2021-2022 broadcast season were for 40% BIPOC writers and 50% BIPOC reality casting and it’s exceeded both.