President's Showcase
Diamond Scrivens She/Her/Hers
Supervising Professor: Dave Montez
Diamond Scrivens is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Information Communication Technology and the combined pathways Master's in Integrated Marketing Communication program. Since enrolling at Florida State University, she has been involved in Student Government Association as Sophomore Class President, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, FSU Shadow, and has interned for FSU's Student Computing Support. During the 2022 Summer semester, she also interned with North Florida Innovation Labs as part of the FSU Tech Fellows program. Diamond aspires to complete her Master's Degree and secure a position as a marketing manager for a technology-based company.
Abstract
The focus of this study is to examine trends in minority participation within tech-focused industries. In the United State, compared to overall private industry, the high tech sector employed a larger share of whites and Asian American, and men, and a smaller share of African American, Hispanics, and women (EEOC, 2016). However, there is evidence that minority representation is improving within the sector. A recent survey of the high tech sector points to improvements with two-thirds of minority identifying respondents reporting greater diversity in their workplace (TrustRadius, 2022). This project uses publicly available survey and qualitative data to examine the potential trends in the diversification of the sector and what barriers remain that might hinder further progress. Key topics examined include but no limited to hiring practices, workplace discrimination, and high costs of living in tech industry heavy places such as Silicon Valley or Austin, TX.
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