Re:Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)
by ElComradio on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @03:09PM
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The only problem is when the people who are throwing the sexist event go on to claim they are against sexism. The logical position is to say that it is indeed sexist but that it is necessary, but they lose their standing to complain about a Founder's Club - Men Only event.
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Re:Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)
by scott_s on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @03:18PM
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The event is targeted to women, but they are not exclusionary. Look at the invitation form.
As to your main point, when there is a power asymmetry, I think it is unlikely for that asymmetry to remedy itself without explicit efforts targeted at it.
Re:Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)
by ElComradio on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @03:29PM
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There is no mention of males involved or invited to come anywhere else, so I'm going to believe that drop down exists to send a "thanks for your support" or is simply an oversight.
I don't have a moral problem with gender exclusive events. It's sexist and exclusionary and that's ok, and I hope the ladies putting on the event feel the same.
Re:Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)
by DanBC on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @03:31PM
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Did you read the thread where people running the event have said that males can apply, but that females are goven priority?
Re:Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)
by ElComradio on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @04:11PM
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I did not, thanks. However, can we agree that a drop down box and a comment buried on HN being the only indications men are welcome to apply amounts to hair splitting when we are deciding whether or not to classify this as a gender exclusive event?