Tech Pipeline Is Alarmingly White

[Valin]

National Journal:

No African-Americans, Hispanics or girls took the AP computer science exam in some states, meaning a majority of The Next America has little familiarity with tech.

Emily DeRuy

January 14, 2014

 

The pipeline of students who will be tomorrow's tech leaders is alarmingly vanilla.

 

According to a new analysis of test-takers, not a single girl, African-American or Hispanic student took the computer science Advanced Placement test in Mississippi or Montana last year. More than a third of the population in Mississippi is black.

 

In other words, a hugely disproportionate bunch of white guys took the test.

 

The lack of diversity is disconcerting because computer science is an industry hurting for qualified workers. That's not to say that a student must take AP computer science to pursue a computer science career, but it's an indicator of which young people have a degree of familiarity with the field. Tech companies have long lamented that they've had to look outside the domestic pool of students to find employees. Encouraging largely untapped demographics—girls, African-Americans and Hispanics—in high school to enter the field would only help.

 

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Obviously this means America is both racist & sexist.

[clearvision]

@Valin

I went and looked at the raw data. For Mississippi 1 (ONE) person took the exam. 100% White.

 

edit:

For Montana .... 1 person took the exam.... 100% White.

 

NO Asians, NO Females, NO Blacks, but 2 Whites took the exam in the states they used.

 

Data

[Casino67]

Statistics lie and liars use statistics.

[Valin]

@Valin

I went and looked at the raw data. For Mississippi 1 (ONE) person took the exam. 100% White.

 

edit:

For Montana .... 1 person took the exam.... 100% White.

 

NO Asians, NO Females, NO Blacks, but 2 Whites took the exam in the states they used.

 

Data

See White Privilege On Parade!

 

Here's the thing. With people like this you're not going to convince them....so you might as well have fun with them.

Words to live by.....