Meeting Our Mission—Two Years Early
In 2018, we set out with an ambitious goal: to double the number of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women earning computing degrees by 2025. According to the 2023 IPEDS data, we achieved our mission two years ahead of schedule!
There’s more work ahead. Reboot Representation will continue its impact by making collective investments in the success of BLNA women and girls in emerging technological fields.
Women today are
chronically
underrepresented
at every stage of the tech journey.
The lack of representation carries a major cost for women, companies, and the entire sector.
Demand for workers with tech skills will grow by as much as 90% over the next 15 years. The sector must figure out how to keep pace or pay a high cost.
Demand for workers with tech skills will go up by
Companies with diverse teams – including with more women – are more creative, innovative, and ultimately more profitable.
In the tech sector, companies are looking for ways to build inclusive teams. The 2018 Rebooting Representation report has actionable recommendations to help tech companies close the race and gender gap.
More Black, Latina, and Native American women are earning computing degrees, but their share of the tech workforce is going down.
Representation of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women 1%
Note: Data based on most recent available years.
1Change in representation of BLNA women occurs in small increments given the fraction of the overall population their representation starts at.
2Computing degrees defined as CIP 11, first and second majors. Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; Women in the Workplace Employee Experience Survey, 2018 (n > 64,000) and 2022 (n > 40,000). Learn More
The Reboot Representation Tech Coalition
The Reboot Representation Tech Coalition is committed to making collective investments in the success of Black, Latina, and Native American women and girls in emerging technological fields.
