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Silicon Valley’s gender gap is the result of computer-game marketing 20 years ago

• 10% of tech workforce is female
• Some blame the pipe-line, that women aren't taking the comp-sci degrees
• old gaming adds even made fun of women's tech skills at times, but were at the least focused on men
• video game crash lead to leveraging boys as the market which was self-perpetuating
• educators can have dismissive attitudes toward woman students which further decreases the pool

Employee breakdown of key technology companies

Why diversity matters to your tech company

• diverse teams are smarter and more creative by having different viewpoints
• female/minority leadership can positively improve company evaluation significantly
• by attracting diverse candidates, companies can find "the best idea" that is available
• iOS was so right-hand dominant in design that videos were uploaded upside down for left-handed users.
• by not including all communities of the world when developing new products, we are losing out on ways to design or engage for those communities