Why Women Won’t Submit...To Speak At Your Event

WHY WOMEN WON’T SUBMIT…

…TO SPEAK AT YOUR EVENT

WHY?WHY DON’T WE HAVE MORE FEMALE SPEAKERS?

WE DON’T HAVE FEMALE SPEAKERS BECAUSE WOMEN DON’T GET SELECTED

WHY DON’T THEY GET SELECTEDBECAUSE THEY DON’T APPLY

WHY DON’T THEY APPLY?…..LET ME HAVE 5 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME….

IS THIS A PROBLEM?

…SOMETIMES….

TROLLS

WOMEN, MOREL THAN MEN, ARE LIKELY TO BE ATTACKED VERBALLY AND IN WRITING FOR SPEAKING OUT.

IMPOSTER SYNDROME

…MORE THAN MEN

EXPERTISE

WOMEN, MORE THAN MEN, BELIEVE THEY NEED TO BE AN EXPERT BEFORE THEY SPEAK OUT.

CELEBRITY FACTOR

WOMEN BELIEVE, MORE THAN MEN, THAT CONFERENCES ARE FOR THE CELEBRITIES.

CATCH-22

WOMEN, MORE THAN MEN, THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE SPEAKING BEFORE THEY START SPEAKING.

EXTRA HOME RESPONSIBILITIES+ 7 HOURS / WEEK AFTER MARRIAGE (MEN GET 1 HOUR BACK)

….AND THAT’S IF THERE ARE NO CHILDREN

+16 HOURS IF THERE ARE 3 OR MORE CHILDREN

INVITATIONS

WOMEN, MORE THAN MEN, THINK THEY SHOULD BE INVITED TO SPEAK.

…PERSONALLY, WITH A RIBBON ON IT.

EMPTY ROOMS

WOMEN, MORE THAN MEN, THINK NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SHARE

SELECTION COMMITTEES

PEOPLE TEND TO RECOMMEND PEOPLE JUST LIKE THEMSELVES

WHAT CAN WE DO?

GLAD YOU ASKED….!!!

CALL TO ACTION

INVITE MORE FEMALES TO SPEAK

REMOVE TROLLS

ATTEND THEIR TALKS

GIVE THEM FEEDBACK

APPRECIATE THEIR POINT OF VIEW

REMOVE OBSTACLES

APPLY TO SPEAK, DATACHICKS!