Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Asians Missing from Top Sci/Tech Jobs

April 3, 2015

Asian professionals are nearly as common as white professionals in five large technology companies in Silicon Valley, yet Asians—especially women—are severely under-represented at executive levels, according to the latest federal diversity data examined by the Ascend Foundation, which also offered possible explanations for the leadership gaps. Issues has previously reported on federal data indicating that Asian women are rare not only in top positions in industry, but also in academia and government.