Silicon Valley Still Wrestling With Diversity Issues

An anonymous reader writes: As major tech companies come under increased scrutiny over the diversity of their workforces, many of them are focusing solely on the "pipeline" of workers educated in a computer-related field. They're pouring resources into getting kids to code, setting up internships, and even establishing mentoring programs for underrepresented groups. But experts say they're still failing to root out their own internal biases when making hiring decisions. "That bias shows up in recruiting, with companies drawing from the same top universities, where black and Hispanic graduates are still lagging behind other groups. ... The problem is particularly acute at start-ups, where black founders are just 1 percent of venture-invested firms, according to a 2011 survey by CB Insights." The tech companies are under mounting pressure to solve this problem, and the solutions they're pursuing won't show results quickly.

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Silicon Valley Isn't Wrestling with it

[Anonymous Coward]

A bunch of SJWs are wrestling with it. Silicon Valley is doing just fine.

Is this Jezebel or Slashdot?

[Anonymous Coward]

Serious question...

Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Diversity is not an issue, the ONLY thing they should care is competence.

Re:Huh?

[Attila Dimedici]

You make a valid point. They also care about the fact that if they hire an incompetent Asian or White guy, they can fire him with no repercussions. However, if they hire an incompetent who is a member of one of the "disadvantaged" groups, firing them is potentially a legal nightmare. It is easier to not hire them in the first place unless they are clearly able to do the job.