I’m highlighting a diversity story every day this week, and I want to highlight a report from April. Nearly 1 in 4 technology professionals experienced racial discrimination last year, up from 18% in 2021, according to a report from Dice. The job marketplace surveyed 2,500 U.S. tech professionals.
More than half of Black tech professionals believe racial inequality occurs “very frequently or frequently,” a far higher proportion than their Hispanic, Asian, or White peers.
Gender discrimination also increased year over year, with 26% of tech professionals reporting discrimination experiences related to their gender last year, up from 21%.
Why do we care?
Companies with racially and ethnically diverse leadership teams are 35% more likely to outperform companies with little or no diversity. To achieve this, organizations must ensure that their companies not only bring diverse employees. They also have to retain them. And again, it doesn’t happen without an investment.