According to a report published Wednesday by the recruitment platform Hired, wage disparities persist in the tech industry, disproportionately affecting women and people of color.
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The Hired platform has been publishing annual reports on wage inequality since 2017. The new report found that in most cases men receive higher salaries than women even if they are at the same company and have the same job.
And while people of color, Spanish speakers, and Asians saw some improvement in their salaries compared to 1-2 years ago, people of color continue to earn less money.
“Companies that don’t take meaningful steps to reduce their pay gap risk losing top talent,” said Hired CEO Josh Brenner.
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For its research, Hired collected data from more than 226,000 interview applications and job offers facilitated through its platform, as well as from 10,000 companies and 245,000 individuals seeking employment.
The report confirms that inequality and discrimination still exist in the tech industry.
The location as well as the job position itself can also play a role in wage inequalities. For example, the pay gap between the two genders in London is 10%, considerably higher than the gap in San Francisco, which is 5%. Regarding the job position, female software engineers earn on average 4.1% lower salary than male software engineers.
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The report also found that women and people of color are more likely to believe there is a pay gap. The percentage of men who believe the same is lower. In addition, the percentage of women who report experiencing discrimination is higher than that of men (57% vs. 36%). Finally, when white employees realize they face pay disparities, they are more likely to seek compensation than people of color or Hispanics.
“In 2021, employers need to take action,” Brenner said. “Employees in the tech industry today expect to be compensated based on their value without discrimination based on gender or race.”
Source: CNET
