It's time for Silicon Valley firms to disclose the race, ethnicity, gender and age of its workforce

San Jose Mercury ^ | 06/01/2014 | Michelle Quinn

[artichokegrower]

What about the rest of you?

Silicon Valley companies, big and small, should follow Google's lead and disclose demographic information about their workforces.

Here's why: Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community, a clear sign that the tech industry is ready to have a frank discussion about the issue, instead of deflecting the conversation to talking about their cool science and math K-12 initiatives.

[artichokegrower]

How about if they are white but gay? Does that offset not hiring a minority person?

[yldstrk]

yep, liberals are complete hypocrites and don’t practice what they preach

[JimSEA]

Competency is racist, who knew. Well we sure do now.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Here's why: Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community, a clear sign that the tech industry is ready to have a frank discussion about the issue, instead of deflecting the conversation to talking about their cool science and math K-12 initiatives.”

No good comes from that.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

You mean...right now, 8 pm on a Sunday?

What is it with this “it’s time” crap?

Who says?

It’s time for newspapers to reach for their highest possible aspiration: puppy paper training.

[HereInTheHeartland]

I think the NBA should do the same. It it way too homogenous right now. I demand quotas. We need more Asians in the NBA.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

How about legal citizenship status?

[Moonman62]

The last I checked, journalism has the lowest diversity of any profession.

[Chode]

let the affirmative action hires / minority set asides commence...

[batterycommander]

You-uns gots to have a high school deploma first. Youse gotta be able to reed, wright and reezon.

[umgud]

Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company's workers is an act of goodwill to the community,

Bullshit

[The Antiyuppie]

“I think the NBA should do the same. It it way too homogenous right now. I demand quotas. We need more Asians in the NBA.”

Oh, I can think of one (no longer playing).

WHAT ABOUT HISPANICS???? HUH???? WHAT’S UP WITH THAT??

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[The Antiyuppie]

“Disclosure of the race, ethnicity and gender of a company’s workers is an act of goodwill to the community,”

Wow, I suspect that will be a lot of BAD WILL if Silicon Valley does this. Of course, define “community”. Not THEIR “community”, of course.

It is well known that in Silicon Valley, if you aren’t in upper management by your late 30’s, you’re gone. Obviously, all those developers won’t wind up in “upper management”...but of course, should code monkeys be entitled to that somehow?

And...

San Fransisco is a perfect example of “economic gentrification”. Sure, anyone can live there, if they can afford it. Can’t afford it? Not their problem...

[EEGator]

But in movies, the computer genius is a Black man...

[HereInTheHeartland]

Right, I DEMAND diversity.

[Chode]

that's why they call it ACTING...

[Baynative]

I believe "journalists" should be identified in every article or editorial by their party affiliation, just like politicians. Brian Williams (D), NBC - Cindy "check the transcript" Crowley (D), CNN.

[SpaceBar]

race obsession + fascism = big problems

[Nifster]

bleeech...depends on whether it is software or hardware. Most of the hardware is done by whites and asians. places like google and ebay and Facebook like young white males...preferrably under 40