Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry

1. What occured during the same time as the beginning of the decline of women in computer sciene?

   • Personal computers started showing up.

2. Why does it matter that males had been playing on computers growing up?

   • It shaped the idea that computers are for men.

3. What three take-a-ways do you have looking at this data?

   • Males hold the largest tech market share.

   • Whites are the majority when it comes to tech buiseness.

   • Asians hold a large share compared to their percentage of the US population.

4. When are diversity efforts most successful?

   • hen they’re driven by a commitment from company leaders.

5. Why do diverse companies perform better?

   • Diverse teams are smarter and more creative.

   • Diverse companies can better serve a diverse user base.

6. Give an example of how a diverse company can serve a diverse user base or vise-versa.

   • “When YouTube’s almost entirely right-handed developer team built the iOS app without considering how left-handed people would use it, for example, 5% to 10% of videos were uploaded upside down as a result”