On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:01 PM, beliavsky--- via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:21:14 AM UTC-4, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> With Mandy Waite we have announced all keynotes for EuroPython 2015: >> 5 keynotes, 6 speakers, 4 women and 2 men. > > Your mentioning these numbers makes me wonder if the organizing committee is > using gender preferences in its selection of keynote speakers. I hope not. It > is better to choose the speakers who will give the most interesting talks and > let the demographic chips fall where they may. >
I think that's more a matter of having the statistically-curious brain. In my father's family, there are 5 sons and 2 daughters - does that indicate gender preference in my reporting, or just an acknowledgement of a fact? ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
