[ We NEED More Women at Web 2.0!, via Girls In Tech ]
As a Woman In Tech™ who isn’t going to Web 2.0, I’d like to know what’s so important about getting a lot of ladies on the expo floor. Is the assumption that having more women attend is its own reward?
On a broader note, I’m very suspicious of women-only tech organizations. Theoretically they exist to promote women in tech psychologically and professionally, but I’ve never been helped by such an organization nor met anybody who was. I’ve also never met a woman who wanted to work in technology but felt there were too few women in the field to comfortably join in.
I’d be interested in hearing stories where women-only tech organizations have made a significant difference in someone’s life, be it funding, promotions, or jobs that wouldn’t otherwise be available.
