Uh, what? Tech companies aren&#x27;t obviously the correct place to be applying leverage. They could already be hiring more women and minorities than you&#x27;d expect given STEM interest levels in high school. If the fundamental problem is that something is happening to people before graduating high school, I&#x27;d take a much more critical look at schooling, child-rearing, and cultural factors.<p>Schooling is particularly worrying - it&#x27;s got a troubling focus on instilling conformity, and AFAIK that&#x27;s both more effective on women and particularly damaging to creative work like computer programming.