I am very confused about this event. My initial reaction was horror, and I think Twitter agreed [1].
Then I looked into who was behind this, assuming it was a hoax. One of the organizers appears [2] to be Sarah Herbert [3] the CEO of Curious Pixel, a brand/design shop in Kansas City. It seems that Sarah and Curious Pixel are very supportive of women in technology [4].
So, I think this is just a sad case of a well-meaning person creating a tone-deaf message and ultimately being devoured by the Internet.
Then I looked into who was behind this, assuming it was a hoax. One of the organizers appears [2] to be Sarah Herbert [3] the CEO of Curious Pixel, a brand/design shop in Kansas City. It seems that Sarah and Curious Pixel are very supportive of women in technology [4].
So, I think this is just a sad case of a well-meaning person creating a tone-deaf message and ultimately being devoured by the Internet.
[1] https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=hackofthesexes&src...
[2] https://twitter.com/hackofthesexes/status/300007467759304706
[3] https://twitter.com/SarahSHebert
[4] http://www.curiouspixel.com/investing-wisely-in-the-success-...