June 30, 2000

Research Urged to Diversify Technology Work Force

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The National Science Foundation released two reports this month calling for more research into why women and members of minority groups are underrepresented in information-technology careers.

The reports noted that there is a shortage of technology professionals, and predicts that the problem will worsen unless more women and members of minority groups enter the field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for computer scientists, computer