Other findings:
-Women experienced and observed far more unfairness than men.
-Nearly one-quarter of underrepresented men and women of color experienced stereotyping, twice the rate of white and Asian men and women.
-Nearly one-third of underrepresented women of color were passed over for promotion, more than any other group.
-LGBT employees were the most likely to be bullied (20%) and experience public humiliation (24%) and 64% said it contributed to their decision to leave.
-Men from underrepresented groups, such as African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, were most likely to leave due to unfairness (40%).
-Underrepresented women of color were significantly more likely to cite unfairness as a reason for leaving than white and Asian women (36% versus 28%).
-Nearly a quarter of underrepresented men and women experienced stereotyping in their previous job and at almost twice the rate of white and Asian men and women.
-Employees in tech companies were significantly more likely to leave due to unfairness than technical employees in other industries (42% versus 32%).
The study reinforces earlier findings that the tech industry is like a sieve for underrepresented groups. One study found that women in tech leave their jobs at twice the rate of men. Another found that after about 12 years, about half of women had left their jobs in STEM fields, mostly in computing or engineering. Previous studies mostly focused on the experiences of women in the industry. The Kapor study is one of the first to turn its attention to a nationally representative sample of all groups, including groups that are underrepresented in tech such as women, African Americans and Hispanics.
According to the Kapor Center, a black man responded to the survey that he observed several people being passed over for salary raises and promotions because they didn’t fall in line with the “jock culture.” “Gross generalizations were made of groups of people,” he wrote. “I was offended by the liberal use of stereotypes and the insistence on making a ‘welcoming culture’ that truly focused on only improving work life for a single demographic.”
Women, African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in all occupations within the tech sector when compared to the U.S. population and the private sector as a whole. Among the top-grossing tech companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google, black and Latino employees combined represent 3% to 5% of employees, numbers that have not budged in three years, Kapor Center found.
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