Collecting, analyzing and sharing data on the state of diversity in the cyber workforce can help remedy the effects of systemic issues present in the security industry, such as racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
A whitepaper from MITRE, "Diversity in the Cyber Workforce: Addressing the Data Gap," examines the current state of diversity in the cybersecurity workforce, summarizes the findings of a previous report on the challenges around collecting diversity data, and provides recommendations to address those challenges.