Gender Diversity (Or Lack Thereof) By the Numbers
Jason Kottke just put up a very interesting post, Gender Diversity at Web Conferences. Numbers do not lie, my friends: The best in show was the upcoming sxsw interactive conference in Austin @ 28%.
I can only assume that the Carson Systems people truly don’t give a shit. They were called to the mat about their Future of Web Apps conference conference in SF back in September – that roster had no women at all. In fact, that was the first time I started making noise about this kind of thing. Their London edition of the conference, which ends today? 26 men, 1 woman.
Thanks to Jason for running these numbers, and for linking to my List of Women Speakers for Your Conference, which as he notes, is skewed heavily towards the creative fields. We could use input to strengthen the presence of web/tech women on the list, so please post additions in comments on that topic if you have them.
Also, I remain interested in putting together a conference that’s web/design/media related, but haven’t had the time or resources to get the ball rolling. If you’re interested in working on it with me, by all means get in touch: person AT personism DOT com. Keep in mind, I’m not interested in putting together something that’s all women – separate but equal is not my thing.
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Other women for your list:
Kelly Goto – Designer and design ethnographer Kelly Goto is principal of gotomedia, LLC, editor of gotomobile.com, and co-author of Web Redesign 2.0: Workflow That Works, a global standard for user-centered design principles.
George Oates (yes, this is a woman) – Designer at flickr.com
Heather Champ – Community Manager at Flickr.com
Stephanie Sullivan – Client-side Web Developer, Web Standards and Accessibility Consultant, Speaker
Veerle Pieters – Veerle Pieters is a graphic/web designer based in Deinze, Belgium. Her journal is a popular online source for topics ranging from XHTML/CSS and Expression Engine tutorials to graphic design tips & tricks and personal impressions.
Erin Kissane – Erin Kissane, editorial director for Happy Cog, is a writer and editorial strategist who focuses on clear and precise business communication as a prerequisite for strong relationships with employees and customers.
Libby Freligh – Director, Programmer Engagements and Evangelism at Brightcove
Thanks for the names, Heidi – for the sake of organization I am going to port them over to the original list topic. Also, for future posters – please scan the the list for names before adding them in comments and in all possible cases include a relevant URL. Less to research means we can update the list more quickly.
Tx
Jen
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