Aurora: DEFCON: Why conference harassment matters

Valerie Aurora examines the costs of harassment at technical conferences and what can be done about it. "When you say, 'Women shouldn’t go to DEFCON if they don’t like it,' you are saying that women shouldn’t have all of the opportunities that come with attending DEFCON: jobs, education, networking, book contracts, speaking opportunities – or else should be willing to undergo sexual harassment and assault to get access to them. Is that really what you believe?"

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