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Current Topic: Tech Industry

Study: IT has too few women, minorities
Topic: Tech Industry 8:17 pm EDT, Jun 25, 2005

Ok, This should not come as a surprise to anyone... It confirms what most of us have known about this business for a long time.

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Women and some racial minorities are "significantly underrepresented" in the U.S. technology industry, according to a new study from the industry's trade group.

Women made up 32 percent of the tech work force in 2004, a drop from 41 percent at its peak in 1996. That's largely because of the shrinking number of administrative jobs in the tech industry, the Arlington, Virginia-based Information Technology Association of America said.

Hispanics were the most underrepresented racial group, according to the ITAA's analysis of data from U.S. Department of Labor.

Hispanics made up 13 percent of the U.S. labor pool but only 6.4 percent of the tech work force, an underrepresentation of more than 50 percent. Still, the numbers have improved since 1996, when Hispanics made up a scant 5.3 percent.

Study: IT has too few women, minorities


Coffee or password--which would you choose?
Topic: Tech Industry 9:34 pm EDT, May  5, 2005

Security vendor VeriSign found 66 percent would choose to give up their passwords for a Starbucks coffee, during an informal on-the-street survey conducted Thursday in San Francisco.

In an era of increased security concerns over protecting personal and corporate data, it's surprising to see that a cup of java can go a long way

WTF? If they threw in a biscotti.. that'd be another thing entirely :-x

Coffee or password--which would you choose?


 
 
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