An August 2020 survey of professionals in the tech industry revealed that only 50.5 percent of POC employees felt comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with Human Resources at their companies. In comparison, 64.6 percent of white respondents felt comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with HR departments.
Share of tech employees who are comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with HR worldwide as of August 2020
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White respondents
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Original question: Are respondents comfortable discussing race
or racial discrimination with Human Resources?
In total, 81 percent of respondents were from North America.
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TrustRadius. (September 21, 2020). Share of tech employees who are comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with HR worldwide as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178321/tech-employees-comfort-discuss-race-hr/
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TrustRadius. (2020). Share of tech employees who are comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with HR worldwide as of August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178321/tech-employees-comfort-discuss-race-hr/
TrustRadius. "Share of Tech Employees Who Are Comfortable Discussing Race or Racial Discrimination with Hr Worldwide as of August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178321/tech-employees-comfort-discuss-race-hr/
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Share of tech employees who are comfortable discussing race or racial discrimination with HR worldwide as of August 2020 [Graph], TrustRadius, September 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178321/tech-employees-comfort-discuss-race-hr/
