It's a resource allocation problem. Is there a larger shortage of good female speakers or good male ones? Does that matter at all? Well, if you don't care that

It's a resource allocation problem. Is there a larger shortage of good female speakers or good male ones? Does that matter at all? Well, if you don't care that computer science and the tech industry have pretty skewed gender ratios, no not at all. But if you do care, then giving more women the ability to raise their profile helps to attract more women. And you should care,if for no other reason than you are unlikely to get all of the best and the brightest if half the population is unlikely to participate.