![]() ![]() ![]() Without diversity in leadership roles, some tech companies might not consider people of color in product development. But even then, this combined effect of race and gender was a “double whammy” for Asian women. Notably, the study found that the negative impact of race was more than three times more significant than the impact of gender for the Asian workforce at tech giants like Google, Intel, and Yahoo. In other words, representation of each group was at least equal to its respective representation in the professional workforce.Īsian-Americans, by comparison were significantly below parity in terms of representation at the executive level. But at upper-management and executive levels, the group is severely underrepresented.Īscend, an Asian-American professional organization that produced the report, found that both white men and white women were at or above executive parity. ![]() ![]() In recent years, the tech industry has faced sharp criticism for a lack of racial diversity in leadership positions, including for Asian-Americans, a group that is often stereotypically associated with the tech world.Īccording to a 2015 report, Asian-Americans are well-represented at low and medium-level tech positions. ![]()
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