Except when looking at the EEOC report, the numbers they are comparing are percentages of black, hispanic, and women working in tech in Silicon Valley vs. the p

Except when looking at the EEOC report, the numbers they are comparing are percentages of black, hispanic, and women working in tech in Silicon Valley vs. the percentages of those same groups working in all industries (not just tech) in the US. In reality, the tech-tech participation comparison between SV and the US is closer than the article makes it seem. Look at the chart "INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION BY GENDER SEX AND RACE GROUP - HIGH TECH VS. ALL PRIVATE INDUSTRIES" in the EEOC report [1], and then compare to the numbers listed on the graphs for SV. The proper corresponding stats for representation in tech between SV and US would be: Black: 2.6% SV vs. 7.4% US Hispanic: 6.4% SV vs. 8.0% US Women: 32.3% SV vs. 35.7% US So one could still point to the differences above for looking at the group disparities, but the article's statistics are comparing apples to oranges. Not to mention location demographics and other factors attribute to differences between SV as a data point vs. the aggregate data for the US. The pick-and-choose implementation of statistics is looking through a narrow lens. [1] https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/reports/hightech/ https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/reports/hightech/