Hmmmm…. 6,500 attendees @AWS Summit and no line at the ladies room?
As the new Marketing Director at a thriving Denver tech company, I was excited to embark on my first AWS Summit.
We were headed to San Francisco - Santa Clara to be exact - the day beginning at 3 am. We were tight on time so we boarded a 6 am flight and breezed in/out the same day squeezing in a full day at the conference.
A feat in and of itself, we arrived precisely at 9 am and rushed in to attend the Keynote. But before that I noticed - quite subconsciously really - that there was no line at the ladies room. “Everyone must be at the keynote”, I thought absently.
Throughout the day, though, it was clear - m’ladies were not there in force! In fact, if I had to guess I’d say the man to woman ratio was about 30-1, and that’s being generous. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just… well, there’s something wrong with that.
The upside was I didn’t miss much content due to long lines. The downside? My lady peeps were few and far between.
Hear my call, lady engineers! We know you’re out there and we know you’re talented. Come join this exceptional team of innovators and help narrow the gender gap in tech.
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