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Prepared for Greg M. | Delivered October 19, 2019
Women at CES
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Goals
Gain an understanding of how many women attend CES, their demographics, and the general opinion women have of the gender inequality that exists at the show
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Early Findings
CES has a
notably bad reputation
for including a very small amount of women or people of color, with the majority of its attendees being white males.
The attendance of CES was approximately
175,000
in 2018,
61,000
of which were from outside of the US.
However,
the attendance audit
by CES does not break the audience at the conference down by gender.
While
no stat on female attendance
was available, one attendee wrote that attending, she felt like 'a woman in a sea of men' and that men seemed "comfortable ogling all the women, but they weren't always comfortable treating us like equals".
CES was also noted for its bad reputation for
including few women and people of color.
Gary
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, chief executive, addressed the issue, saying, ‘
We will redouble
our efforts to expand women’s voices throughout the conference and as featured speakers.
CES was also criticized heavily for failing to include any women in
its 2018 lineup.
This year, the event will attempt to remedy the issue by including a panel where
35%
are women and people of color.
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