Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: American oil companies are trying to recruit a younger, more diverse workforce. But a history of racism and sexism in that industry is making this difficult. Here's NPR's Jeff Brady. JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Commercials for big oil companies these days show what the industry wants to become. (SOUNDBITE OF AD, "AMERICA'S ENERGY") BRADY: This ExxonMobil ad shows a string of mostly women and minority workers wearing hard hats and holding signs that tout the benefits of the industry. But across oil companies, government statistics show women and minorities are severely underrepresented compared to the U.S. workforce as a whole. The industry is trying to change that, says Rhonda Morris, vice president of Human Resources at Chevron. RHONDA MORRIS: Staffing our workforce for the future is a priority. And we actually start focusing on our talent pipeline with kids as young as 5 years old. BRADY: Chevron and other companies spend millions
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