The question has been in the air for years without a satisfying answer. The Web Summit conference in Lisbon has offered several solutions to encourage women to join the IT sector.
The Lisbon convention is one of the most important tech conferences in the world. Each year, around 60,000 developers and 1,200 speakers come to the Web Summit to discuss topics such as artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and virtual realities.
The audition is surprisingly diverse this time around – almost half of all participants are women. That’s unusual for an industry that predominantly attracts men, but the high number is not a coincidence: The organizers set aside 14,000 tickets this year that were made available to female participants at a reduced price.
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