"lack of female participation at conferences is part of the lack of participatio...

betterunix on Jan 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: How one woman got 50% female speakers at a tech co...

"lack of female participation at conferences is part of the lack of participation in STEM generally that serves to dissuade girls in middle school from continuing in STEM."

Do middle school girls go to conferences? Do they read conference proceedings? Are they even aware of conferences?

fatbird on Jan 22, 2013 [–]

I've replied to this in responses to you elsewhere.