In the current job market, many technology sector employers are seeking to recruit and retain top talent by creating a positive workplace culture. For many employers, this also includes efforts to recruit and hire workers from underrepresented groups such as women, African-Americans, and LGBTQ employees. While most companies recognize that diversity is one element of a positive workplace environment, many may not have sufficient compliance programs to ensure that underrepresented groups are supported and provided the opportunity to have their issues addressed. To retain and develop a diverse workforce, it is important for employers to make compliance with employment laws important part of the company culture.
A recent study conducted by the Kapor Center for Social Impact reveals that aspects of company culture may be driving away diverse employees from technology jobs. See Allison Scott, Freada Kapor Klein, Uriridiakoghene Onovakpuri, Tech Leavers Study, Kapor Center for Social Impact (April 27, 2017). This is the case even though many technology companies already provide diversity or implicit bias training. In the Tech Leavers Survey study, researchers from the Kapor Center surveyed a representative national sample of over 2000 individuals who had left jobs in technology fields or in the technology industry. Women, African-American, Latino, and Native American employees reported dissatisfaction relating to what they identified as a culture of mistreatment and unfairness in their workplaces. Furthermore, these underrepresented groups were more likely to identify workforce treatment issues as primary motivators for dissatisfaction and the decision to leave their employer. In fact, workplace unfairness was reported to be more significant to employee decisions to seek new employment than competing opportunities in the job market. The Tech Leavers Study can be accessed at http://www.kaporcenter.org/tech-leavers/.
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