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The dark side of open source conferences

The dark side of open source conferences

Posted Dec 2, 2010 0:57 UTC (Thu) by DOT (subscriber, #58786)
In reply to: The dark side of open source conferences by mb
Parent article: The dark side of open source conferences

It doesn't have to be intentional sexist evilness for it to be a women-deterrent. You want to solve this gender-inequality problem, you've got to see the bigger picture and get rid of situations that drive women away. If a light-hearted well-intentioned but stupid joke drives women away, you gotta lose the joke.


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