The Other Side of Diversity In Tech

An anonymous reader writes: We frequently discuss diversity in the tech industry, and all the initiatives getting underway to encourage women and minorities to enter (and stay in) the field. The prevailing theme is that this will be good for companies, good for innovation, and good for the future of technology. While that's true, greater representation will also be good for the individuals themselves. Erica Joy has been in IT for a long time, and she's worked in many of the industry hotspots. She's written an insightful article on how the lack of diversity has affected her throughout her career. An excerpt: "Unfortunately, my workplace is homogenous and so are my surroundings. I feel different everywhere. I go to work and I stick out like a sore thumb. ... I feel like I've lost my entire cultural identity in effort to be part of the culture I've spent the majority of the last decade in."

Comments

The answer

[dbIII]

Because people who know different stuff know different stuff. That's why it was taken as read and not stated.

Re:Assumptions?

[Karmashock]

You just contradicted yourself.

You say you don't want quotas and then you say things have to be changed so that you get more of some gender or race.

Really? And if we had lots of those in the work force you wouldn't say that because you'd be satisfied with the QUOTA.

You're an idiot. You're not even wrong. You're too dumb to be wrong.