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Why do you think white people are over represented in tech (you forgot about Asians, which are there also)? Because they are interested in it. Just like some l
by krzyk 5y ago
Why do you think white people are over represented in tech (you forgot about Asians, which are there also)?
Because they are interested in it. Just like some like math, others like sports.
Why e.g. women are the majority of teachers (at least in my country)? They like to teach, are good with children.
That's natural and you won't change that with ads that reverse the ethnic proportions in given country.
- ir123 5y agoAre you insinuating that certain races are "naturally" more inclined to be interested in math and tech?
- krzyk 5y agoNot races. Race is artificial construct to group certain visual characteristics. But if your parents are good at math, chances are high that you will also. Genetics play huge role here, for some learning e.g. math is harder than for others.
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoThis is a systemic way of thinking. “Oh, most of the people working in this industry is one thing, let’s isolate this group further and discourage others from joining”. That’s how you sound. Also, depending what on the source white people (in the US) account for between 60 to 70 percent of the tech work force.
- krzyk 5y agoWhy discourage? How? By doing what?
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoPlease research systemic racism in the tech industry. PoC have harder times getting interviews, getting a second interview, finding mentors, getting raises, getting promotions, etc. These all discourage non white people from entering the industry.
- krzyk 5y agoBut why who blocks them? I may be biased because I'm from a country where PoC are < 1%, but all other people have different skin colors, some are very white, some are very dark (probably descendants from old Tatars). So I'm genuinely curious why PoC might get problems with getting interviews? Do US based employees biased in some way, still in 2021? All that matters for me in interview if is that person smart enough and nice enough to work with. I don't see a lot of black people in IT, but I see plenty of Indians and Asians - those are also PoC I assume.
- silisili 5y agoWhite people make up 73% of the US population. According to your own statistics, they are then underrepresented.