Crazy facts to remember from "BLAME THE GAME BOY

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

Programming is fast becoming the most lucrative skill you can have in the modern world. According to a recent study conducted by Glassdoor, 11 of the 25 best-paying jobs are technology related, with an average earning potential of between $106,000 and $130,000 a year.

women will not have the same access to the opportunities presented by this industry. Many of these companies blame the pipeline, citing poor enrollment and graduation rates among women in technology. And they have a point: In states like Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming not a single girl took an AP-level computer-science examination in 2014.

The Center for Talent Innovation, a research think tank, found that US women are 45% more likely than men to leave careers in technology.

Crazy facts to remember from "Why diversity matters to your tech company by

Joelle Emerson" :

Diverse teams are smarter and more creative: Diverse groups of people bring to organizations more and different ways of seeing a problem and, thus, faster/better ways of solving it.

Diverse companies perform better: In a 2011 study of diversity in the top firms in Standard & Poor's Composite 1500 list, researchers found “female representation in top management leads to an increase of $42 million in firm value.”

Companies are losing out on great talent:Many tech companies pride themselves on creating environments where "the best idea wins." By attracting diverse candidates and designing interviewing processes that ensure a level playing field, companies have a better chance of ensuring the best idea is at the table.

Diverse companies can better serve a diverse user base: When the employees of an organization better represent their users and desired users, they will build more effectively for those groups.

It’s the right thing to do: Some of these leaders have noted that the tech industry is creating vast opportunity and that by excluding certain groups from that opportunity the industry is perpetuating and exacerbating existing social inequality.