My spouse plans conferences. Her event planning team is mostly women. Most of the speakers at their conferences are men - the main reason why is because many wo

My spouse plans conferences. Her event planning team is mostly women. Most of the speakers at their conferences are men - the main reason why is because many women candidates refuse the opportunity. An attendee who loudly complained about diversity became more understanding after being invited to help recruit speakers. The ego shouldn't be checked - it should be encouraged if you want more people to want to be conference speakers.