Are you looking to attend an all-male conference in #DataScience? #rfinance2018 has got you covered! 🧑🏻🙋🏻♂️🧓🏻👱🏻♂️🤵🏻👨🏻🧔🏻👴🏻👨🏻💼
— Women+ in ML/DS (@wimlds) June 1, 2018
100% male committee, 100% male speakers, no Code of Conduct. Yes, this is 2018! 📆 https://t.co/EfhR1QhwWj #BinderFullofMen 👬 pic.twitter.com/NLbS31y43V
Diversity and inclusion *require* intentionality… Great write-up by @Lady_Ada_King https://t.co/YFMPxfxETn
— Mara Averick (@dataandme) June 1, 2018
Men, if you're ever on the organizing committee for a conference, and the committee is made up of all men, suggest that they invite some ladies to participate in organization. And if they say they don't want to add anyone, step down "to make room" for them to add women.
— Data Science Renee (@BecomingDataSci) June 2, 2018
Do you also advocate that female professors of veterinary medicine quit their jobs and give them to men? https://t.co/7cKq0LRplT https://t.co/2fXrq9vonQ
— Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) June 2, 2018
Oh hi.
— Data Science Renee (@BecomingDataSci) June 2, 2018
(Hint: the "to make room for" was in quotes, because I think they should quit because of not wanting to sit on a conference organizing committee - which is typically volunteer work - that is not inclusive)
Answer to your question: No.
The assumption that they've literally asked all qualified women is laughable & it also shows how limited their personal networks are, which is why having more diverse participation is helpful for that aspect.
— Data Science Renee (@BecomingDataSci) June 2, 2018
This is a bunch of BS, and I'm not falling for this line of reasoning.
