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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.

Tech Workforce
                          ENTRY-LEVEL   MID-LEVEL   HIGH-LEVEL

MINORITY                      8.3%         6.5%         5.6%
NON MINORITY                 91.7%        93.5%        94.4%
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.

Note: Table made from pie graph.
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Title Annotation:talking points: What You Need To Know
Author:Brown, Carolyn M.
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Table
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2009
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