Here's How to Demolish the Controversial Google Diversity Memo With Just 3 Words
Posted August 9, 2017
External Article: Inc.com
Ian Bogost, professor in digital media in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in “Here's How to Demolish the Controversial Google Diversity Memo with Just 3 Words” for Inc.com.
Excerpt:
Ian Bogost, writing on The Atlanti’'s website over the weekend, was the first person I’ve seen make this point. If women are under-represented in tech, African-Americans and Latinos really are. According to the Census Bureau, African-Americans make up more than 13 percent of the U.S. population, but according to Google, only 2 percent of its U.S. employees are African-American. Hispanics are more than 16 percent of the U.S. population, but only 4 percent of Google employees.
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