; Hispanic: 6.4 percent; American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.1 percent; and Asian: 22.9 percent). (7) 50 to 70 percent of employees in tech companies work in non-tech positions, for which an existing pipeline of qualified African Americans and Latinos currently exists. (8) A pipeline of qualified technical candidates is critical as the tech industry improves its recruiting, hiring, and retaining of candidates and employees of color. (9) Underrepresented minority students overall face an opportunity gap in STEAM education. (10) Women of color particularly face an achievement gap in science and engineering education. (11) In 2015, women were conferred nearly a third of all science and engineering degrees. (12) In 2015, women of color received only 13 percent of all science and engineering degrees (Black: 3.2 percent; Hispanic: 3.9 percent; Native American or Alaskan Native: 0.2 percent; Asian or Pacific Islander: 4.5 percent; and multi-racial: 1.2 percent). (13) Women overall face a large opportunity gap in computer science. (14) Only 18 of all bachelor’s degrees conferred in computer science went to women in 2015. (15) In 2015, women of color received only 9 percent of degrees conferred in computer science (Black: 3 percent; Hispanic: 2 percent; Native American or Alaska Native: 0.8 percent