This is one of the things that confuses me so much. Why anyone in our industry wouldn't understand the difference between "professional conference or event" and

This is one of the things that confuses me so much. Why anyone in our industry wouldn't understand the difference between "professional conference or event" and "ladies night", or between pointing out how common entirely male dominated speakers and panels are vs. merely complaining that there are no free tickets for women with pretty lanyard colours. Seriously.