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(Assuming we're talking US here) Because the number of black programmers is roughly in-line with the general population when adjusted for geography and educati
by ig1 14y ago
(Assuming we're talking US here)
Because the number of black programmers is roughly in-line with the general population when adjusted for geography and education.
According to the GSS the number of black programmers is roughly 8%.
- keiferski 14y agoBut the question is then: does the makeup of all ethnicities within programming reflect the general population?
- ig1 14y agoAt a guess I'd say whites would be under-represented and people from asian ethinc backgrounds would be over-represented (probably true across engineering subjects). But nonetheless the difference from the general population is relatively insignificant when compared to the gender gap (where the difference is huge).
- OafTobark 14y agoSaw a TIL Reddit thread recently that stated Indians make up 1% of the population but account for 40% of engineering jobs or something (paraphrasing as I don't remember the exact numbers and didn't read the article linked).