The International Conference on Sustainable Development, held September 21-22 in New York City, aims to bring together a host of experts to “share practical solutions towards the achievement of more sustainable and inclusive societies,” a philosophy that extends to their speaker line-up. As of today, the ICSD speaker line-up features 40% women!
Read MoreThe American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to “defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world.” They do so through a robust calendar of events and talks but their world view is a bit skewed. An upcoming talk on the effects of Brexit titled “Can the European project survive?” features zero women panelists, putting AEI firmly in the GenderAvenger Hall of Shame.
Read MoreThey’ve appeared in the GenderAvenger Hall of Fame twice already, and now they’re doing it again! The 2016 Online News Association (ONA) Conference, held September 15–17 in Denver, will “convene the best of digital media” for three days of networking, exhibits, practical lessons, and industry-leading speakers. So, who gets a coveted speaking slot with the “best of digital media”? Women! The ONA 2016 Conference speaker line-up includes 57% women, bringing ONA happily into the GenderAvenger Hall of Fame for the third year!
Read MoreFor the fourth year running, Boston Data Festival is holding court to showcase Boston as a “data-centric region of talented individuals and innovative companies”. Held from September 22–24, one of the conference goals is to “highlight the diversity of people, start-ups, and companies dedicated to this domain, as well as the quality of resources available”. Unfortunately, that goal seems to be undercut by the fact that out of 31 speakers, only 3 are women.
Read MoreiConic:Boston, a one day event presented by Inc. and CNBC, aims to bring business professionals together to “ignite new ideas and be inspired by today’s biggest business icons.” But with only 25% women speakers, we’ve got an idea for you: include more women. Women-led entrepreneurship is on the rise. A conference that promises to teach conference-goers how to “ignite change in [their] company and community” would benefit from gender-balanced inclusion.
Read MoreAHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management is a non-profit dedicated to the improvement of healthcare by developing leaders in medical imaging. Their annual conference, AHRA 2016 hosted July 31 – August 3 in Nashville, will feature 43% women speakers in their line-up. Good job!
Read MoreCNN’s Reliable Sources put together a roundtable to discuss FOX News Founder and Chairman Roger Ailes’s resignation in light of several sexual harassment allegations from women colleagues. Reliable Sources brought in three more men to discuss the “toxic newsroom culture” perpetuated by FOX’s “male oriented universe”.
Read MoreComic-Con International: San Diego is the largest comic book convention in the world, dedicated to the awareness and appreciation of comics on art and culture at large. The convention, held in San Diego July 21-24, will host hundreds of panels with guests and speakers ranging from writers and illustrators, to movie directors and Stan Lee. Among their featured special guests, though, only 28% are women.
Read MoreThe 35th annual MoneyShow San Francisco brings together “the most forward-thinking minds in finance and technology,” for a 3-day conference on “disruptive technologies and next-level thinking.” Unfortunately, that next-level thinking doesn’t seem to include very many women. The MoneyShow’s “investing and trading guru” line-up boasts 94 speakers, and only 10 of them are women.
Read MoreThe Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation’s Transform conference seeks to “engage with the world’s top thinkers to boldly envision a sustainable future for health” September 14–16 in Minnesota. They’re not just talking the talk with their mission to examine how “leadership, culture and collaboration make it possible,” they’re also walking the walk by including 40% women speakers in their lineup for the event. Bravo, Transform 2016!
Read MoreForbes solicited the advice of 11 technical executives from the Forbes Technology Council on what to look for when exploring a new career move. All 11 of the executives asked to contribute were men. It seems Forbes forgot that women also make upward career moves. Let’s remind them.
Read MoreThe June #WhoTalks results are now in and, sadly, The Kelly File continues to top the Hall of Shame list with only 15% women guests invited to speak on the show. In better news, The Rachel Maddow Show rose from a three-month 33% average to a perfectly balanced 50% in June.
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