>Suppose a female new grad goes to Electronconf and sees all male speakers. Suppose she goes to other conferences and it's the same story. > >She feels there'

>Suppose a female new grad goes to Electronconf and sees all male speakers. Suppose she goes to other conferences and it's the same story. > >She feels there's no way she'll be able to break ground and be recognized as successful. Does a person like that actually exist? Have you ever met a person that was so discouraged and distraught by the fact that many tech conferences have more white male speakers that she decided to leave the industry?! Or are we just spinning a hypothetical person that does not actually exist? >Once the cycle of people being motivated and seeing others like you starts, you see a diverse set of candidates joining the industry. Again, is that actually based on reality?? This is line argument is so frustrating. I strongly suspect you're just making things up. You have a particular belief and you used a totally made-up scenario as validation for your belief.