Real Change. Powered by Human Difference.
Making VMware more diverse, equitable and inclusive for our employees, customers and communities is fundamental to who we are. We believe it’s also essential to our success. That’s why achieving and measuring real change and meaningful impact are key components of our business-led 2030 Agenda.
Our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is both important and necessary in our evolution as a business. Our Power of Difference communities are collectively raising our consciousness of the company and helping us build a platform for equitable change.
- Raghu Raghuram, CEO, VMware
How We Support Inclusion
Explore some of the education programs and initiatives we embrace to welcome and value everyone’s ideas.
Looking Towards 2030
Our DEI efforts help us design technology for a more equitable digital future. And, to keep us all accountable, our DEI goals are built into our 2030 Agenda.
Disability Inclusion
VMware believes that technology will play a critical role in building an equitable, accessible, and inclusive digital future for all. Our CEO, Raghu Raghuram, has committed to building disability inclusion into VMware’s leadership agenda as we join the Valuable 500.
Inclusive Leadership
Across the globe, our managers are committed to building on their awareness of issues such as unconscious bias, microaggressions and privilege.
Inclusive Language
Our choice of words can have a huge impact on others. We inspect our everyday language and work with other tech leaders to eradicate racial bias from code.
How We Measure Change
Measuring our ongoing performance helps us achieve meaningful change. Our 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report explains our targets and shows progress in hiring and promoting people from underrepresented communities.
Gender Breakdown
In 2023, 29.8 percent of our overall workforce were women. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2023, 53.6 percent of VMware employees were Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Gender Breakdown
In 2023, 27.7 percent of leaders at VMware were women. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2023, 61.9 percent of VMware’s leadership team were Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Gender Breakdown
In 2022, women make up 29.2 percent of our overall workforce. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2022 over half (53.9%) of our employees at VMware are Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Gender Breakdown
In 2022, women fill 27.2 percent of leadership roles at VMware. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2022, 62.1% percent of VMware’s leadership team are Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Gender Breakdown
In 2021, women make up just over one quarter (27.1 percent) of our overall workforce. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2021, over half (55.4 percent) of our employees at VMware are Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Gender Breakdown
In 2021, women fill 25.4 percent of leadership roles at VMware. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the representation of women globally.
Race and Ethnicity
In 2021, 64.2 percent of VMware’s leadership team are Caucasian/White. We set specific and measurable annual goals to increase the diversity of our workforce and improve the representation of underrepresented groups in the U.S.
Our data is reflective of each Fiscal Year. 2023 data is current as of February, 3rd 2023. 2022 data is current as of January 28, 2022. 2021 data is current as of January, 29th 2021.
Our representation data excluded blanks and declines.
Leadership is defined as Director Level and above.
To provide further transparency around our progress, we are reporting representation to the nearest tenth of a percent, as shared in our 2021 U.S. EEO-1 report.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
At VMware, harnessing the power of human difference means equal pay for equal work. We continually analyze compensation globally, accounting for multiple factors that influence pay such as job, grade, tenure, time in job, geographic location and performance. Our most recent data analysis, done by a third party, shows that at VMware, women earn 99% of their male counterparts' salary globally and racial and ethnic minority employees earn 100% of their white counterparts in the U.S. We are proud of these results and are strongly committed to pay equity and equal opportunity across gender and racial lines.
Read More in Our 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report
Explore VMware’s goals, programs and current scorecard for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Our Industry DEI Awards
VMware is recognized for our ongoing commitment to diversity and equality in the workplace.
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Building Communities for All
Explore our global, employee-led Power of Difference (POD) communities, which forge new connections and promote allyship.
Inclusive Hiring at VMware
See how we empower all people to grow in the tech industry, with a range of hiring programs and scholarships to help you thrive.
Partnerships and Investments
To help strengthen your opportunities in the tech industry, we support a range of industry initiatives and events.
VMware is committed to harnessing the power of human difference by enabling a workplace where we can all be proud to be our authentic selves. As part of that, VMware is committed to creating a flexible, inclusive environment for everyone inside and outside of the company. VMware does not support any law that would promote discrimination based on differences such as gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, age, disability, religion or military service. We want our people to come to work as their best selves, and we believe that diversity is good for our employees and our company.
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