[tothepixel]

Wouldn't this only be true if there was a perfect 50/50 split of qualified speakers based on gender? Percentages can be positioned to show that bias exists only when the input doesn't match the result. It is unknown whether the field of applicants had an "acceptable" amount of diversity to begin with.

[rootedbox]

The percent ratio based on class of participants should be in range of the percent ratio of possible people qualified by class.

And as I stated.. The failure of not being near this percent is either because how you chose your participants from applicants or how you chose to get people to be applicants.

[greenmarantz]

> how you chose to get people to be applicants

Applicants are self-selecting. Your argument attempts to shift responsibility (and agency) away from speakers and practitioners.

[rootedbox]

I'm not shifting anything.

How can one have agency if they don't know that there is an opportunity?

i.e.

If an opportunity is open to all; but is only presented to one class then you are in general only going to get applicants from the class that you presented the opportunity too.