Tech Workforce Lacks Diversity
Minorities are a small fraction of high-technology workforces, especially at the senior level in Silicon Valley, California, shows a recent study from the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Minorities made up only 6.1% of technical men and 8.2% of technical women at high-tech companies in 2008.
Tech Workforce
| Entry-level | Mid-level | High-level | |
| Minority | 8.3% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| Non-Minority | 91.7% | 93.5% | 94.4% |
| Out of total 100% | |||
| African American Men | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| African American Women | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1.6% |
Source: Obstacles and Solutions for Underrepresented Minorities in Technology, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, 2009
— Carolyn M. Brown