Not only that, but the one woman who made whatever the cut was based on her own talents and merits would then be accompanied by four other women who are there “for the sake of including women” – which in turn, to me – makes it look like she is only on a panel to fulfill the “women quota” rather than the actuality – that the organizers thought her pitch kicked ass enough to make the cut.
I’m always wary of commenting on or participating in anything related to sexism/racism/everyism in the software/design world as the privileged white male custard pie is smushed into my face. This post by Rae Hoffman articulates many of my thoughts on the matter.