Dive Brief:
To support a diverse workforce, ingraining inclusivity into workplace culture aligns the effort to business missions to support long-term development.
"When organizations seek to provide a wide variety of minds with the right training and opportunities, they will organically increase the talent pool and attract a diverse group of candidates," Jesse Kinser, CISO at Pathwire, said in an email.
Continue reading: https://www.ciodive.com/news/wiley-survey-diversity-equity-inclusion/605589/
- Two-thirds (68%) of businesses feel there's a lack of diversity in their technology workforce, but less than half (46%) are actively addressing the issue within tech teams, according to a WILEY survey of more than 2,000 early career tech workers and 270 business leaders released earlier this month.
- Half of young tech workers reported leaving or wanting to leave a tech job because the company culture made them feel uncomfortable or unwelcome. Among women of color surveyed, the number increases to 57%.
- The discomfort among underrepresented tech workers starts early in the hiring process. Six in 10 (64%) survey respondents believe the technology job recruitment process discriminates against people from minority backgrounds.
To support a diverse workforce, ingraining inclusivity into workplace culture aligns the effort to business missions to support long-term development.
"When organizations seek to provide a wide variety of minds with the right training and opportunities, they will organically increase the talent pool and attract a diverse group of candidates," Jesse Kinser, CISO at Pathwire, said in an email.
Continue reading: https://www.ciodive.com/news/wiley-survey-diversity-equity-inclusion/605589/
