Women and Minorities in Information Technology

With the rapid expansion of the use of information technology throughout our global society, there is a need to recruit capable new employees to the information technology workforce. As a result, employers need to be aware of the employment issues and concerns of the entire labor pool, and what it takes to satisfy these workers. While the vast majority of information technology workers are men, women and underrepresented minorities also bring valuable talents to this field. This paper addresses the shortage of women and minorities in the information technology field and ways to increase their education enrollment and workforce participation in information technology.