Lisa Nyman [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>> I wasn't thrilled by the PM endorsing this same sort of
*>> behaviour/marketing tactic,
*>
*>Me, too.
:) I thought it was interesting that quite a few guys objected to this as
well. One woman in particular was really upset about it as she noted that
the booth babe in question wasn't a techie and couldn't answer her
questions about the prize in the drawing. I felt badly as she was a bit
too aggressive and approaching it from a different viewpoint, one I hadn't
considered.
I don't think it's that big of a deal but for an organisation that says
out of one orifice that Perl needs more women yet objectifies them in
another is a conflict of interest.
*>> but considering that the majority of people at
*>> YAPC & TPC are male and show no signs of there ever being an influx
*>> of women
*>
*>I think we need to address this issue. I, for one, think that if the Perl
*>Community reached out more to the Web Community (in a non condescending,
*>non just-ranting-over-bad-code way), we might reach more women.
*>
*>Any other ideas?
Well, as someone who lurked on-line most of my life as a guy I can surmise
that the overwhelming majority of testosterone bearing bipeds is pretty
intimidating. There are plenty of women in technology who use Perl but
going to these conferences sometimes requires a stick and a bit of courage
as you can be reasonably sure that 99% of the attendees are going to be
men.
What about YAPC::Women ? :)
e.
