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Business
商业版块
Race in Silicon Valley
硅谷中的种族
Beyond the pale
出格
The technology industry faces up to its diversity problem
科技产业面临多元化问题
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To get a sense of diversity in tech, take a stroll on University Avenue in Palo Alto, a city at the heart of Silicon Valley. Before the pandemic, if you encountered a black person, the chances were they worked in a local shop. African-Americans account for 3% of workers at America’s five biggest technology firms and probably less at smaller ones. About one in 50 partners at venture-capital (vc) firms is black. The figure among vc-financed entrepreneurs is one in 100. Such dismal numbers, and Silicon Valley’s meritocratic pretensions, help explain why tech’s response to the killing of George Floyd has been louder even than other industries'. Will outrage lead to lasting change?
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想要感受科技的多样性。你可以在硅谷的中心城市帕洛阿尔托的大学路上漫步。在疫情之前，如果你遇到了一个黑人，他很可能是在当地的一家商店工作。在美国五大科技公司中，非裔美国人占员工总数的3%，而在较小的公司中，这一比例可能更低。而在风险投资公司，大约每50个合伙人中就有一个是黑人。而在创业投资金融的企业家中，数据为百分之一。如此惨淡的数据以及硅谷精英阶层的自命不凡，这有助于解释为什么科技公司对于乔治·弗洛伊德被杀事件的反应比其他行业更加激烈。愤怒会引发持久的变化吗？
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1.take a stroll 散步
We are ready to take a stroll in the village.
我们准备到村里遛遛。
2.set up 创建，设置，安排
The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims.
双方同意组建一个委员会来调查那些索赔要求。返回搜狐，查看更多