Women make up less than a quarter of delegates at the annual technology fair in Barcelona.
As I walked into the chaotic registration zone at the hall hosting Xiaomi’s press conference, my first event of the 2019 Mobile World Congress , I soon became aware that I looked… different.
We left in a hurry to go to another event across town, hosted by Huawei, the brand everybody is talking about both here in Barcelona and around the world. “You are either sexually objectified or you are the housewife but you are not seen as making a decision about tech or buying it.”At my final event of the day, hosted by Microsoft, the organisers had clearly tried to even out the presenters, alternating men and women – although after the first four speakers, there was a succession of men before the next woman joined the stage.
“I have to say I am surprised by how few women there are at the event - barring of course hospitality and venue staff,” she told me The million dollar question here of course is – why aren’t there more women here? It’s not like female attendees are screened out. If you’ve got the 450 euros, and/or press or analyst credentials, you can come.
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