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That's interesting. I have seen a number of female tech personalities being pretty critical of being asked to speak for free. I have never been paid by a conf
by onetimeusename 8y ago
That's interesting. I have seen a number of female tech personalities being pretty critical of being asked to speak for free. I have never been paid by a conference I spoke at, speaking as a male. I never connected that maybe having that expectation of getting remuneration discourages people from speaking since most conferences probably don't.
That said, I have come to see some pushes for diversity in tech as being extortionist. Some of the tactics used by some specific women who push for diversity in tech are blatantly self-serving like offering workplace diversity consulting but also naming and shaming corporations and individuals for lack of diversity.
- roguecoder 8y agoIf conferences were built by men for men and are, in some inadvertent way, less rewarding for women to attend, it would make sense that women substitute monetary compensation for the non-monetary compensation they don't get.
- pas 8y agoIs there a fairness issue if the conf is not gender diverse enough? (but does blind speaker selection, and offers the same compensation to any prospective speaker) If it seems like a literal boys club, maybe it's ok if organizers don't cajole women to attend, who don't seem to want to.