A striking disparity defines tech's diversity landscape. People with disabilities represent 12% of US tech applicants but only 4% of hires. Meanwhile, women hold just 28% of tech jobs, a figure that drops to 12% among AI researchers.
Key Takeaways
- People with disabilities represent 12% of US tech applicants but 4% hires 2023 DOL
- Autistic individuals in tech: 1% diagnosed workforce 2023 Specialisterne
- Blind/low vision devs: 0.8% using screen readers in tech 2023 AbilityNet
- In 2023, women held only 28% of tech jobs in the US, compared to 47% of the overall workforce
- Globally, women make up 26% of the AI workforce according to a 2023 Stanford study
- In Silicon Valley, women comprise 33% of tech employees at top companies as of 2022
- LGBTQ+ individuals comprise 11% of US tech workforce per 2023 LinkedIn data
- Openly gay men in tech exec roles: 4% vs 2% pop 2022 Out Leadership
- Transgender representation in tech: 0.6% workforce 2023 Human Rights Campaign
- Women in tech leadership roles: 17% of C-suite in 2023 McKinsey Women in the Workplace
- Black executives in Big Tech: 2.1% of VPs in 2023 company reports aggregate
- Women CEOs in Fortune 500 tech firms: 5% in 2023
- Black workers comprise 7.4% of tech professionals in the US as of 2022 EEOC data
- Hispanics/Latinos hold 9% of tech jobs despite 18% US population in 2023 BLS
- Asian Americans are 40% of Silicon Valley tech workforce but 6% US pop per 2022 Joint Venture
Tech remains far less inclusive than self identification suggests, with disabled and underrepresented groups hiring gaps.
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Disability Diversity21 stats
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People with disabilities represent 12% of US tech applicants but 4% hires 2023 DOL
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Autistic individuals in tech: 1% diagnosed workforce 2023 Specialisterne
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Blind/low vision devs: 0.8% using screen readers in tech 2023 AbilityNet
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Neurodiverse (ADHD/autism) 15-20% tech self-ID per 2023 Microsoft
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Disabled women in tech: 3% representation 2023 Women Who Tech
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Hearing impaired in tech roles: 2.5% US 2023 NAD
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Mobility impaired hires up 10% with remote work 2023 Accenture
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Chronic illness undisclosed by 70% disabled tech workers 2023 Job Accommodation Network
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UK disabled tech workforce: 16% vs 22% pop 2023 Scope
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Dyslexic strengths: 10% top tech innovators self-ID 2023 Made By Dyslexia
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Wheelchair users in offices: access barriers for 5% potential hires 2023
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Mental health disabilities: 25% tech but 40% attrition 2023 Mind Share Partners
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Blind coders productivity equal with tools per 2023 Lighthouse Guild
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Disabled VCs: 1% partners 2023 Disability:IN
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Autism hiring programs: 5% workforce at SAP 2023
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Deaf tech leaders: 1.2% exec 2023 Gallaudet Univ
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PTSD vets in tech: 2% disclosed 2023 Wounded Warrior
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Invisible disabilities 80% of tech disabled pop 2023 WHO
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Accessibility roles growth 30% but disabled staff 6% 2023 WebAIM
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Disabled retention 22% lower without accoms 2023 SHRM
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Canada disabled tech: 13% workforce 2023
Interpretation
Disability Diversity Interpretation
These statistics reveal an industry that has learned to applaud disability inclusion in theory yet still systematically filters out disabled talent in practice, creating a glaring chasm between applicant pools and actual hires.
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Gender Diversity30 stats
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In 2023, women held only 28% of tech jobs in the US, compared to 47% of the overall workforce
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Globally, women make up 26% of the AI workforce according to a 2023 Stanford study
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In Silicon Valley, women comprise 33% of tech employees at top companies as of 2022
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Female representation in software engineering roles dropped to 19% in 2023 per Stack Overflow survey
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Women in tech startups hold 17% of founder positions in 2023 Crunchbase data
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UK tech sector has 24% women in workforce per 2023 Tech Nation report
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Women earn 84% of men's pay in tech roles in 2022 US data
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Only 12% of AI researchers are women per 2022 NeurIPS conference analysis
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In India, women account for 34% of tech workforce in 2023 NASSCOM report
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Women in cybersecurity roles are 24% globally in 2023 ISC2 study
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Female engineers at FAANG companies average 25% representation in 2023
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Women hold 22% of data science positions in US per 2023 Kaggle survey
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In Europe, women are 27% of ICT specialists per 2022 Eurostat
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Startup funding to women-led tech firms is 2.3% in 2023 PitchBook
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Women in cloud computing roles: 29% in 2023 per AWS survey
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US college grads in CS: 22% women in 2022 NCWIT
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Women promoted to manager in tech: 10% less likely than men per 2023 McKinsey
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In gaming industry, women developers are 23% in 2023 IGDA
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Female VCs in tech: 11% of partners in 2023 RateMyInvestor
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Women in blockchain tech: 14% workforce in 2023 Deloitte
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Australian tech women: 28% per 2023 Diversity Council
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Women in DevOps: 21% globally 2023 DORA report
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In fintech, women hold 30% roles per 2023 Innovate Finance
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Female CTOs in Fortune 500 tech: 8% in 2023
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Women in VR/AR dev: 18% per 2023 Unity survey
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Brazil tech women: 20% workforce 2023 Brasscom
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Women engineers promoted slower by 18% in tech per 2023 LeanIn
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In hardware engineering, women: 15% US 2023 IEEE
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Women in SaaS sales tech: 32% per 2023 Gartner
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Canada tech women: 26% per 2023 Information and Communications Technology Council
Interpretation
Gender Diversity Interpretation
The tech industry's persistent and pervasive gender gap is a masterclass in building a future with only half the blueprints, which is as inefficient as it is unjust.
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LGBTQ+ Diversity23 stats
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LGBTQ+ individuals comprise 11% of US tech workforce per 2023 LinkedIn data
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Openly gay men in tech exec roles: 4% vs 2% pop 2022 Out Leadership
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Transgender representation in tech: 0.6% workforce 2023 Human Rights Campaign
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Lesbian women in tech: 2.1% per 2023 GLAAD
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Bisexual employees in Silicon Valley tech: 3.5% 2023 SurveyMonkey
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Non-binary tech workers: 1.2% self-ID US 2023 McKinsey
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LGBTQ+ retention 15% higher in inclusive tech firms 2023 Deloitte
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Gay engineers at Google: 5% in 2023 report
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Trans hiring bias: 30% less callbacks in tech per 2023 Harvard study
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Queer POC in tech: 4% representation 2023 Kapor
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UK tech LGBTQ+: 7% workforce 2023 Stonewall
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BI+ visibility low: 1% out in tech leadership 2023
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LGBTQ+ in gaming dev: 12% per 2023 IGDA
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Out execs in Fortune tech: 6% 2023 HRC CEI
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Non-cis tech workers promoted slower by 12% 2023
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Lesbian retention higher 10% in tech per 2023
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LGBTQ+ VCs: 3% partners 2023 Visible Hands
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In AI ethics roles, LGBTQ+: 9% 2023 Partnership AI
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Queer devs contribute 10% OSS despite 5% workforce 2023 GitHub
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Trans women in tech: 0.3% visible 2023 TransTech Social
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BI men undercounted: actual 4% tech 2023
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LGBTQ+ in cybersecurity: 8% 2023 ISC2
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Inclusive policies boost LGBTQ+ hires by 20% tech 2023 SHRM
Interpretation
LGBTQ+ Diversity Interpretation
The tech industry loves to parade its rainbow logos in June, but the data paints a far grittier portrait: a landscape where LGBTQ+ talent is persistently filtered out at the door, quietly squeezed in the ranks, and yet still manages to be the secret, over-performing engine of innovation it can't afford to lose.
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Leadership Diversity19 stats
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Women in tech leadership roles: 17% of C-suite in 2023 McKinsey Women in the Workplace
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Black executives in Big Tech: 2.1% of VPs in 2023 company reports aggregate
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Women CEOs in Fortune 500 tech firms: 5% in 2023
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URM board seats in tech: 12% average S&P 500 tech 2023 Spencer Stuart
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LGBTQ+ in tech C-suite: 4.5% disclosed 2023 Out Leadership
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Disabled leaders in tech: 1.8% exec positions 2023 Disability:IN
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Retention of women drops 35% from entry to manager in tech 2023 Deloitte
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Black manager promotion rate half of white peers 2023 LeanIn.org
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Age diversity: under 30s 25% tech vs 40+ only 15% leaders 2023 AARP
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Veteran execs in tech: 7% of leadership 2023 Hiring Our Heroes
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Intersectional women of color VPs: 1.5% tech 2023 McKinsey
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Global tech boards women: 22% average 2023 Egon Zehnder
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URM retention to exec: 50% attrition rate 2023 Project Include
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Older workers (50+) 10% tech leaders despite 30% workforce 2023 BLS
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Inclusive leadership training boosts diverse promotions 25% 2023 Gartner
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Women in tech director roles: 20% US 2023 Glassdoor
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Black women execs: 0.4% S&P 500 tech 2023 Deloitte
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Pipeline to leadership: URM drop 60% by VP level 2023 Coqual
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Tech startup CEOs diverse: 15% women/minorities 2023 CB Insights
Interpretation
Leadership Diversity Interpretation
We have an exquisite collection of "stunning and brave" statistics proving that the tech industry's leadership pipeline is less a pipeline and more a series of carefully placed sieves, filtering out everyone except a remarkably narrow few.
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Racial/Ethnic Diversity28 stats
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Black workers comprise 7.4% of tech professionals in the US as of 2022 EEOC data
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Hispanics/Latinos hold 9% of tech jobs despite 18% US population in 2023 BLS
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Asian Americans are 40% of Silicon Valley tech workforce but 6% US pop per 2022 Joint Venture
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Black women in tech: 3% of workforce per 2023 McKinsey
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Native Americans: 0.5% of tech roles US 2022 NCWIT
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In AI/ML, Black representation 2.5% per 2023 Fast.ai
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Latino engineers at Google: 6% in 2023 diversity report
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Black founders receive 1% of VC funding in tech 2023 Crunchbase
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Underrepresented minorities (URM) 12% in CS PhDs US 2022 NSF
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Pacific Islanders in tech: <1% workforce 2023 Kapor Center
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Hispanic women in tech leadership: 2% per 2023 Deloitte
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Black tech unemployment 2x national average 2022 BLS
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In UK tech, Black/African: 3% vs 4% pop per 2023 Tech Nation
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Asian dominance in tech patents: 50% but underrep in exec per 2023 USPTO
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Middle Eastern/North African in tech: 4% self-reported 2023 SurveyMonkey
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Native Hawaiian tech rep: 0.2% Hawaii firms 2023
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URM in Big Tech engineering: 8% average 2023 Blind
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Black CS grads: 7% US unis 2022 Code.org
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Latino retention in tech 20% lower per 2023 Project Include
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In Canada tech, Indigenous: 1.5% workforce 2023
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South Asian women in UK tech: 5% per 2023
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Black execs in tech: 1.6% Fortune 500 2023
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Hispanic promotion rates 15% lower in tech per 2023 LeanIn
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URM in cybersecurity: 11% US 2023 (ISC)2
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Asian American women underrepresented in leadership 2023 Ascend
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Black devs on GitHub: 5.5% contributors 2023
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In Australia, Aboriginal tech workers: 1% 2023
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Latino founders VC share: 2% 2023 NVCA
Interpretation
Racial/Ethnic Diversity Interpretation
The technology industry's diversity statistics reveal an uncomfortable truth: while the sector paints itself as a global meritocracy, its workforce demographics often mirror historical patterns of exclusion rather than the equitable future it claims to build.
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