> As someone who would be in attendance at a tech conference I will tell you: I do not care at all what the gender is of the presenter.

Aaaaand that's the problem.

When half of the population isn't participating in one of the most important fields for the advancement of our prosperity, and the other half doesn't give a fuck, nothing gets better.

All the time we hear that it's tough to find skilled engineers. Guess what? We can double those numbers – as soon as this perma-adolscent male monoculture gives way to a healthy balance of both men and women.

But it's going to take your learning how to care about inclusion. Yes, you. And everyone else.