Changing the gender ratio at SXSW

(written by Lawrence Krubner, however indented passages are often quotes)

Interesting

The number of women submitting proposals to the SXSW Interactive Panel Picker has increased 8 times over the last 5 years, from just 140 in 2008 to over 1200 this year. That represents a mean growth rate of 76% year on year, with a peak rate of over 100% growth from 2009 to 2010. Simultaneously, the number of men submitting proposals has experienced a mean growth rate of 37%. Female involvement in the Panel Picker process has increased steadily since 2008, whereas the growth of male submitted proposals has leveled off [1].

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