Women in tech conference overrun with men claiming to be 'non-binary'
A women in tech conference in Orlando was overrun by men lying on their applications by claiming to be "nonbinary," organisers have said.
Cis-gender men reportedly gate-crashed the Grace Hopper Celebration event, one of the largest job fairs for women and non-binary technologists.
They were accused of skipping panel discussions featuring prominent women so that they could instead spend their time speaking to recruiters to bag jobs ahead of female attendees.
Cullen White, Chief Impact Officer at the event organiser AnitaB, said it was "clear" that a far greater number of cisgender men attended than had been anticipated.
“Simply put, some of you lied when you registered," he said.
"And as evidenced by the stacks and stacks of resumes you’re passing out, you did so because you thought you could come here and take space to try and get a job,” he added.
Mr White accused the men of taking limited resources such as discounted academic tickets and interview slots from "women who need them."
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Cis-gender men reportedly gate-crashed the Grace Hopper Celebration event, one of the largest job fairs for women and non-binary technologists.
They were accused of skipping panel discussions featuring prominent women so that they could instead spend their time speaking to recruiters to bag jobs ahead of female attendees.
Cullen White, Chief Impact Officer at the event organiser AnitaB, said it was "clear" that a far greater number of cisgender men attended than had been anticipated.
“Simply put, some of you lied when you registered," he said.
"And as evidenced by the stacks and stacks of resumes you’re passing out, you did so because you thought you could come here and take space to try and get a job,” he added.
Mr White accused the men of taking limited resources such as discounted academic tickets and interview slots from "women who need them."
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