Atlassian finds Bay Area tech is taking less action on improving diversity and inclusio... - 0 views
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Software maker Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) found some surprises in its second such poll looking at diversity and inclusion at major tech employers. Big tech companies that have poured millions into becoming more diverse failed to show significant improvements from last year to this year. Its first survey found early last year that 83 percent of tech employees believed their company was already diverse.
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Bay Area tech workers said they’re seeing fewer formal diversity initiatives from their companies, dropping from 55 percent in 2017 to 45 percent this year.
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The lack of progress is reflected in several recent studies, including one from the Ascend Foundation last fall that found representation of most women and minority groups in tech sector leadership roles has been stagnant for the past decade, and the number of some minority groups in tech is actually declining.Blanche said she would have expected companies would be investing more in addressing the issue. Companies might be more afraid than ever of taking big leaps and failing, though.
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The lack of progress is reflected in several recent studies, including one from the Ascend Foundation last fall that found representation of most women and minority groups in tech sector leadership roles has been stagnant for the past decade, and the number of some minority groups in tech is actually declining. Blanche said she would have expected companies would be investing more in addressing the issue. Companies might be more afraid than ever of taking big leaps and failing, though.