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71% of programmers in the USA are white. However asians are over represented in the field: https://datausa.io/profile/soc/151131/ https://datausa.io/profile/so
by gameswithgo 9y ago
71% of programmers in the USA are white.
However asians are over represented in the field:
https://datausa.io/profile/soc/151131/ https://datausa.io/profile/soc/151131/
- throwajay 9y agoso whites are underrepresented, and the data supports the idea that racism isn’t a great explanation. interesting
- cimmanom 9y agoWhen there are more than two groups, Group X can be overrepresented without Group Y being underrepresented.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoThat is certainly true, but the numbers this subthread provides are that whites hold a 75% share of the population and a 71% share of programmers.
- dlhavema 9y agomy experiences must be atypical, because at my recent 3 jobs spanning about 11 years, there has been a vast majority of Asian (Indian, Japanese, Chinese, et ) members on our engineering teams.