Editorial: Ethnic Diversity in IT Presents CIOs With Challenges; Ethnic and gender diversity are good for IT, and CIOs must demonstrate leadership in managing cultural differences to create an inviting workplace for all

The hard fact is that a significant number of IT pros have left theprofession at a time many CIOs complain about the difficulty findingqualified people to fill crucial jobs. Deepening the IT labor pool isn'tjust a diversity issue: It's an education, public relations and culturalissue, too. Part of solving IT's labor problem is not letting diversity bea barrier.