Filling out a survey and they& #39;re asking about % females in attendance as a mandatory question. Nothing about other minorities or other demographics.

Females... are we asking by birth? By what they identify as? I don& #39;t ask my attendees their gender - it doesn& #39;t matter. I don& #39;t feel like this is a right question to ask. But because they push for an answer, I guess rather than leaving it at 0.

And I am not saying that gender doesn& #39;t matter in general. To me, if you are coming to an event/conference/hackathon , I think it& #39;s something you (as a person) are interested in or curious about. And if you want to be there - be excellent to each other, regardless of demographic.

The other thing is that I hear "more women" and "more minorities." I don& #39;t like diversity for the sake of diversity. I want more people with different perspectives who can help make this world a better place. All about inclusion, learning, and growth.