The Grace Hopper Celebration, which bills itself as a the world's largest conference for women in computing, was recently swamped by men claiming to be 'non-binary.'
The Grace Hopper Celebration, which bills itself as a the world’s largest conference for women in computing, was recently swamped by men. The influential career fair for women opened itself to disaster by welcoming “non-binary” attendees to be inclusive of the LGBT community — an invitation men accepted in large numbers.
But recently, the career fair has been advertised toward both women and so-called “non-binary” applicants. Men are not banned from attending the conference, as organizers believe it is important for there to be a sense of “allyship” from males in the tech industry. Event organizers reportedly became frustrated, with Bo Young Lee, president of advisory at AnitaB.org, saying that past conferences have “always felt safe and loving and embracing,” but, “this year, I must admit, I didn’t feel this way.”
“This is supposed to be a joyous event,” White said. “Yesterday, it became clear that there is a far greater number of cisgender men attending and participating.”
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