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title: Why We Need More Women of Color In the Workplace — digitalundivided
description: “The website    Pixel Envy    recently revealed that ethnic minorities account for only 1-9 percent of global workforces in the tech industry. In the wake of the world’s top tech corporations coming together for the third annual    FOCUS    conference (which took place earlier this month), the group
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# [Why We Need More Women of Color In the Workplace — digitalundivided](https://digitalundivided.com/press/press-collection/why-we-need-more-women-of-color-in-the-workplace-1)

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# Why We Need More Women of Color In the Workplace

“*The website *[*Pixel Envy*](http://pxlnv.com/blog/tech-company-diversity-stats/)* recently revealed that ethnic minorities account for only 1-9 percent of global workforces in the tech industry. In the wake of the world’s top tech corporations coming together for the third annual *[*FOCUS *](http://vimeo.com/79066038)*conference (which took place earlier this month), the group announced its aim to increase diversity in the tech world. The host of this year's conference was *[*DigitalUndivided*](https://www.digitalundivided.com/)*, a social enterprise that develops programs which increase the active participation of urban communities, especially women, in the digital spaces.*” [**Read more at Bustle.**](https://www.bustle.com/articles/42832-5-reasons-why-its-important-to-bring-women-of-color-into-the-workforce)

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