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Twitter's workforce gender demographics.

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Despite their diverse customer and user base, major Silicon Valley companies employ a predominately male, white and Asian workforce, according to reports released by the popular technology businesses.

Twitter released its workforce demographics Wednesday, joining Google, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn in disclosing the data in recent months. Apple CEO Tim Cook said June 14 that his company will also release a report.

The gender and ethnic gap is prominent in all jobs, including tech, non-tech jobs and leadership roles. Whites and Asians make up at least 88 percent of the workforce for each of the five companies. All the companies' employees are at least 60 percent male.

The USA Today editorial board said if the problem isn't fixed, companies risk losing touch with their customers.

Google was the first company to release its report in May, following a string of accusations that these popular, fast-growing companies discriminated in all positions, from board members to interns.

Here are the major tech companies' diversity reports.

Twitter's workforce ethnicity data.

Twitter

Janet Van Huysse, Twitter's vice president of diversity and inclusion, wrote in a blog post: "A Twitter that we can be proud of is diverse, and it's inclusive...We are keenly aware that Twitter is part of an industry that is marked by dramatic imbalances in diversity -- and we are no exception. By becoming more transparent with our employee data, open in dialogue throughout the company and rigorous in our recruiting...we are making diversity an important business issue for ourselves."

Google's workforce demographics.

Google

The company wrote: "We're not where we want to be when it comes to diversity. And it is hard to address these kinds of challenges if you're not prepared to discuss them openly, and with the facts. All of our efforts, including going public with these numbers, are designed to help us recruit and develop the world's most talented and diverse people."

Facebook's demographic data.

Facebook

Maxine Williams, Facebook's global head of diversity, wrote in a blog post: "Research also shows that diverse teams are better at solving complex problems and enjoy more dynamic workplaces. So at Facebook we're serious about building a workplace that reflects a broad range of experience, thought, geography, age, background, gender, sexual orientation, language, culture and many other characteristics. As these numbers show, we have more work to do - a lot more."

LinkedIn's Diversity Report

LinkedIn

Pat Wadors, LinkedIn's vice president of global talent, wrote in a blog post: "True inclusion is something that can only be achieved through a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our member base, and this is something we strive to do in all of our hiring efforts. My role as Vice President of Global Talent affords me the unique opportunity to make a positive change in closing the diversity and skills gaps in today's workforce."

Yahoo's workforce diversity data

Yahoo

Jacqueline Reses, Yahoo's chief development officer, wrote in a blog post: "Here at Yahoo we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce....Overall, our goal at Yahoo is to create a workplace culture that attracts and retains all talents, regardless of background, and to help our people grow to their full potential."

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