> FOSDEM is dominated by a very telling lack of diversity. We could argue that this is a characteristic of the technology and CS world and that FOSDEM simply in

> FOSDEM is dominated by a very telling lack of diversity. We could argue that this is a characteristic of the technology and CS world and that FOSDEM simply inherits it. However, it is 2023, and we should do better. Having roughly a 10% of female speakers 1 with not even a clear upwards trend is not representative of the industry anymore, and it is certainly not inviting for a conference that (I think) tries to be a safe space. This is tiring... FYI "There are fewer women in open source than in the ICT sector overall"[0] [0] -- https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/where-are-women-open-source https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observato...