Otherwise, I’ve said all I’m going to say about this subject on my site and I won’t be partaking in Twitter banter on it.
@JivaDeVoe I also state that the reason it is an indicator of bias is because it extremely divergent from the make‐up of the industry.
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@aral CHOOSE not to speak, and only through cajoling and pressure from men, do it. Ref: http://geekfeminism.org/2012/05/21/how-i-got-50-women-speakers-at-my-tech-conference/ … and http://2012.jsconf.eu/2012/09/17/beating-the-odds-how-we-got-25-percent-women-speakers.html … -
@JivaDeVoe No offence, but my whole mentions stream is you at the moment. Maybe a blog post would be a better medium to air your thoughts? -
@aral You follow > 4000 people and I am your biggest source of traffic? ;) No worries, I'm done.
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@aral pre-deselected themselves otherwise...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I appreciate the point that those links also include details on anonymous submissions… great… but they also BOTH state that women...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral If anything, your links (in your article, which I have read… can I tweet you now?) provide evidence that the women themselves...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral There's no motivation for it. No need. No benefit. And there's absolutely no real evidence of it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I know a lot of conference organizers, and none of them would ever pick someone based on sexual bias. Ever. Not a single one.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral that doesn't mean anything though. It could just mean women don't like to speak at conferences.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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