I get why EAGs are not optimized for parents (still unfortunate in my case). What surprises me even more though is that at least my reading of your comment suggests that for most EAG attendees EA is still a side hustle (otherwise it would be part of their jobs or studies to attend an EA conference).
I don’t think it’s quite that it’s a side hustle for them — it’s mostly just that it’s only a minority of attendees are working for EA orgs that are likely to be okay with them taking time off for an EA conference. If you’re a biology student planning on working in biosecurity in the future, my guess is that you won’t easily be able to move or skip your classes. Similar things might apply for people working in government or people who are skilling up outside of EA (e.g. as a law clerk).
Thanks for the reply.
I get why EAGs are not optimized for parents (still unfortunate in my case). What surprises me even more though is that at least my reading of your comment suggests that for most EAG attendees EA is still a side hustle (otherwise it would be part of their jobs or studies to attend an EA conference).
I don’t think it’s quite that it’s a side hustle for them — it’s mostly just that it’s only a minority of attendees are working for EA orgs that are likely to be okay with them taking time off for an EA conference. If you’re a biology student planning on working in biosecurity in the future, my guess is that you won’t easily be able to move or skip your classes. Similar things might apply for people working in government or people who are skilling up outside of EA (e.g. as a law clerk).