US Won't Say How Many H-1B Workers Are Female (computerworld.com)

dcblogs quotes a report from Computerworld: When the U.S. begins accepting applications for new H-1B skilled-worker visas today, we can be certain that tech workers from India will make up a large portion of the requests. While program data shows which job categories, countries and companies are awarded the most visas, the federal government says it is not tracking applicants' gender -- although the question is asked on the visa application form. The U.S. begins accepting H-1B visa applications on April 1 for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will not release the gender data. It has rejected a Senate request for the information, as well as public records requests from the IEEE-USA and Computerworld. The Anita Borg Institute, which advocates for women in technology, believes "it would be very helpful to have better data on the gender diversity of H-1B visa recipients," said Telle Whitney, the president and CEO of the institute. "Our anecdotal experience is that most H-1B visa recipients are men and that this can have a negative impact on increasing the participation of women in the technical workforce," she said.

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[david_thornley]

We're talking about H-1Bs here. If there's a qualified American candidate, there is no justification for the H-1B. If the company is cheating, they'll take the Indian. I don't see that gender is going to matter here.

They're gathering the information, so I don't see why they can't tell us. I'm not particularly interested, but I like data the US government has to be publicly available if possible.

there must be at least one

[Anonymous Coward]

someone has to make the sandwiches!