An August 2020 survey of professionals in the tech industry revealed that 63 percent of respondents who were black or African American reported that they had difficulties finding a suitable mentor. Additionally, 52 percent of American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islanders in the tech industry reported the same. Overall, people of color had more difficulty finding a mentor than white tech professionals.
POC tech employees difficulty in finding a mentor in comparison to white tech employees worldwide as of August 2020
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TrustRadius. (September 21, 2020). POC tech employees difficulty in finding a mentor in comparison to white tech employees worldwide as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177981/poc-tech-employees-difficulty-mentor/
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TrustRadius. (2020). POC tech employees difficulty in finding a mentor in comparison to white tech employees worldwide as of August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177981/poc-tech-employees-difficulty-mentor/
TrustRadius. "Poc Tech Employees Difficulty in Finding a Mentor in Comparison to White Tech Employees Worldwide as of August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177981/poc-tech-employees-difficulty-mentor/
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POC tech employees difficulty in finding a mentor in comparison to white tech employees worldwide as of August 2020 [Graph], TrustRadius, September 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177981/poc-tech-employees-difficulty-mentor/