The funny thing is that most diversity reports are not out of line for the base rates for the local population in the Bay Area. About 30% of the Bay Area reside

The funny thing is that most diversity reports are not out of line for the base rates for the local population in the Bay Area. About 30% of the Bay Area residents, especially in San Francisco, Alameda and San Mateo counties, are Asian and about 50% are white. This is pretty much right in lines with the diversity reports from big companies. Women are disproportionately underrepresented, but race figures aren't that out of line with base rates. The simple fact of the matter is that the base rates in the Bay Area are not representative of the rest of the country and it's absurd to expect them to be. One of the most startling findings in my research into Bay Area demographics is that between three different groups: (1) born outside the United States; (2) born in California and (3) born in the United States but outside California, its like 37%, 35% and 29%, respectively for those three counties IIRC. Let that sink in. Only ~29% of those living in the Bay Area represent the entire rest of the United States and those born outside the United States outnumber not only that group but those born in California as well. The Bay Area and tech is diverse, it's just not diverse in favor of of diversity representative of the diversity of America as a whole.