Not surprising, but perhaps a slight issue both for the dating idea and more widely.
Putting dating aside I wonder if we need to do more to attract women. Whilst I don’t think diversity is intrinsically valuable, I do think it can be instrumentally valuable in that it promotes a wider range of viewpoints and can attract more people to the movement in the long-run.
Thanks. I’m someone who has historically shrugged off diversity as a low priority issue but I’m becoming more open-minded about it. I’m not particularly well-read about it but would like to change that
The gender distribution is 71% male, 27% female and 2% other, according to the most recent EA survey.
I thought that’s why a recent EA Global theme was “Stay Curious” ;)
Not surprising, but perhaps a slight issue both for the dating idea and more widely.
Putting dating aside I wonder if we need to do more to attract women. Whilst I don’t think diversity is intrinsically valuable, I do think it can be instrumentally valuable in that it promotes a wider range of viewpoints and can attract more people to the movement in the long-run.
(Regarding diversity in EA and the pros and cons of diversity, you or other readers may find posts tagged Diversity and Inclusion interesting.)
Thanks. I’m someone who has historically shrugged off diversity as a low priority issue but I’m becoming more open-minded about it. I’m not particularly well-read about it but would like to change that