Equal Employment Commission Report
Data from March 2016 Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Report on Diversity in Silicon Valley Tech Firms
Below is a graph of the race and gender composition across occupation of the top 75 Silicon Valley Tech firms studied by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
Top Ranked 75 Silicon Valley Tech Firms Aggregated (2014) |
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Professionals |
Sales |
Technicians |
Executives & Managers Combined |
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Women |
30% |
25% |
23% |
28% |
|
Men |
70% |
75% |
77% |
72% |
|
Asian |
50% |
11% |
23% |
36% |
|
Black |
2% |
3% |
11% |
Less than 1% |
|
Hispanic |
4% |
6% |
12% |
1.6% |
|
White |
41% |
77% |
50% |
57% |
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Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Diversity in High Tech, 2016 |
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Below is a graph of diversity in the biggest tech industries at the national level.[i]
Diversity in the Largest Tech Industries, 2014 |
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Location |
Census Designation |
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Male |
Female |
White |
Hispanic |
Black |
Asian |
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U.S. |
43.6% |
56.4% |
62.8% |
16.9% |
12.2% |
4.9% |
|
California |
49.7% |
50.3% |
38.5% |
38.6% |
6.5% |
14.4% |
|
|
72% |
28% |
61% |
4% |
2% |
31% |
|
|
71% |
29% |
57% |
4% |
1% |
34% |
|
|
72% |
28% |
60% |
2% |
2% |
33% |
|
Microsoft |
76% |
24% |
61% |
5% |
3% |
29% |
|
Apple |
71% |
28% |
61% |
12% |
8% |
16% |
|
Amazon |
63% |
37% |
60% |
9% |
15% |
13% |
|
Intel |
76% |
24% |
56% |
8% |
4% |
31% |
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Source: 2014 American Community Survey, 2014 EEO-1 reports from respective companies[ii] |
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According to a 2014 survey by the Computing Research Association of 121 top U.S. and Canadian colleges, black students took home 4.1% of the bachelor’s degrees in computer science, information technology and computer engineering. That is double the average of African-Americans hired at the biggest tech firms. Hispanics accounted for 7.7% of the degrees, also double the average of Latinos hired at the biggest tech firms.[iii] A graph has been constructed below to highlight the potential employee pool.[iv]
Diversity of Potential Employee Pool vs. Workers in 2014 |
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White |
Asian |
Black |
Hispanic |
|
Tech Students |
58% |
21% |
6% |
11% |
|
Cisco |
54% |
36% |
3% |
5% |
|
|
61% |
31% |
2% |
4% |
|
Intel |
56% |
31% |
4% |
8% |
|
|
51% |
40% |
2% |
4% |
|
Microsoft |
61% |
29% |
3% |
5% |
|
|
61% |
33% |
2% |
2% |
|
Yahoo! |
47% |
43% |
2% |
4% |
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Source: Each company’s EEOC filing, 2014 Taulbee Survey | Darla Cameron/The Washington Post[v] |
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Link to the full report on the website of the EEOC.
