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

Posted by BeauHD on from the diversity-in-the-workplace dept.

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.

3 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Finally, SJW's might do some good by SeaFox · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd like to see which they pick to hire if we restrict them to a choice between an Indian female and an American male.

  2. Classic ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Always funny when feminists go off track and bark at their masters. We get "diversity" forced down our throats by the same people who fight to keep their important Indians male.

    "Gender data is a curious omission considering U.S. government initiatives such as TechWomen, which is aimed at supporting "women in leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East"."

    You'd almost think policy was carefully designed to attack white men rather than help women.

  3. Re:Finally, SJW's might do some good by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you really want to make SJW heads explode, force them to choose between Indian females and American black males. They'll have to break out an oppression/victimhood chart and do some algebra on that one.

    --
    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.