I’m not at today’s Melbourne Business Analytics Conference (MBAC) since I’m on holiday this week. But that won’t stop me from calculating the proportion of women and non-binary people who are speaking at this event, as I have since its launch in 2017.
The excellent news is that this year is their highest proportion, with 58% of the folks on stage* being woman or non-binary. Great job MBS!
Bar chart titled, “Percentage of female or non-binary speakers and panelists at #MBSAnalytics”. The chart shows the lowest percentage in the first year, 2017, at 31%. Between 2018 and 2023 the percentage ranged from 39% to 51%. The 2024 percentage is 58%.
In case you’re wondering why I track this, that’s because I don’t attend or speak at conferences with 40% or fewer non-male participants. #NoMoreManels
* I don’t include the welcome speech at the start of the day and the practice prize finalists session at the end of the day.