What Good Is All This Tech Diversity Data, Anyway?

[Commentary] The drumbeat of diversity data coming from tech companies like Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter has been anticlimactic, not least because it shows what most people already expected: that leaders in technology are overwhelmingly hiring white men.

All the companies say they need to do more. Few are willing to talk about the issue beyond what they've released in charts and blog posts.

As important as it is to get diversity numbers on the record, if what we're interested in is changes to that record, it's worth asking: Does releasing the numbers alone catalyze change? We have some evidence on this question. The answer is no.