Conferences are the main networking points if you are new in this industry. Until age 26, I couldn't afford to go to any conferences unless it was free and local. Let that sink in.
I agree this is mostly true, but just to put it out there, the @linuxfoundation usually has diversity scholarships for conferences, which I think is awesome! It does not entirely solve the problem. What I have done in the past is go to local meetups, especially in tech cities.


