Anecdotally, I went to a very liberal university, and tbh, when I was there, there was a total of 1 black person studying computer science back then.
The percentage of women is relatively low too, but surprisingly, it was at a higher percentage than most of the companies I've worked at.
And tbh, I've only had the chane to work with 1 total black engineer anywhere in my 20+ years of software development. He was very, very good at his job. Total # of people who I've interviewed who were black was less than 5.
To me, the only way to fix it is well before middle school to get them excited about computers because tbh, what I get is a trickle of applicants (and even fewer who are qualified).
The percentage of women is relatively low too, but surprisingly, it was at a higher percentage than most of the companies I've worked at.
And tbh, I've only had the chane to work with 1 total black engineer anywhere in my 20+ years of software development. He was very, very good at his job. Total # of people who I've interviewed who were black was less than 5.
To me, the only way to fix it is well before middle school to get them excited about computers because tbh, what I get is a trickle of applicants (and even fewer who are qualified).