Another white men's microbiome meeting from Kisaco #YAMMM #manel #STEMDiversity

Discussion of speaker diversity triggered by a #manel (Storify)Speaker gender balance at Society for the Neurobiology of Language conferences 2009 –2015Countering gender bias at conferences Carrie Arnold in ScienceTen Simple Rules to Achieve Conference Speaker Gender Balance by Jenny Martin How to Add More Women Speakers to Your Meetings by Michelle Russell in PCMA ConveneWelcoming Women at STEM Conferences – and Beyond - the StoryExchange To Get More Female Conference Speakers - GenomeWebFemale Scientists Turn to Data to Fight Lack of Representation on Panels NY TimesHow likely is an all-male speakers list, statistically speaking? A mathematician weighs in.It is entirely possible to run meetings where there is no bias against particular groups in the presenter line up. It is also possible to embrace diversity and all of its benefits and make a meeting that is simply better than a meeting where diversity is not embraced. It does take some effort. But it is worth it. -------- This is from the "Tree of Life Blog" of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis. For short updates, follow me on Twitter. --------
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