Advancing Women In Agriculture Conference Highlights and Photos.

[Blaithin]

And for that matter, it's nice to just get out and meet like minded women as friends. I work with all men and could easily go weeks without seeing another woman. It's fun to have opportunity to change that.

[Nudge]

Would you be more comfortable in a conference full of men or would you be more comfortable in a conference full of women as the only man?

There's lots of conferences that are majorly men, whether they're titled Conferences for Dudes or not. It can be very intimidating and women can feel like they constantly have to prove themselves (whether they do or not isn't the point) so many times they won't even go. It's much less intimidating to think of going somewhere to learn with women a lot of the time. Hence the women calving clinic and women animal management presentation thing I can't think of the name of.

Men like to get together with other men, women like to get together with other women. Nothing wrong with it.

I would go to an event specified as a Woman's clinic before just a generic all open event. That's where my comfort level is at.

Those are fair comments. I'm not saying there is no good that comes from this event. I've never really considered that women might feel intimidated at some events. Any conference I've ever been at I learn as much or more from women. Of note, the women presenting at this conference speak powerfully and are held in the highest esteem wherever they may be.