Women are angry about Ivanka Trump's CES keynote
Women are sorely underrepresented as speakers at technology events, and those who make it to the stage have to fight to get there. So when Ivanka Trump, a woman with no relevant industry credentials, was invited to be a keynote speaker at the world’s largest technology conference, it understandably frustrated a number of women in the sector.
The president’s daughter and advisor spoke yesterday on “the path to the future of work” in an interview with Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The CTA organizes CES, which attracts nearly 200,000 attendees from around the world. Trump, who said she is “a big believer in innovation,” spoke in general terms about White House policies on jobs, updating worker skills, and the role of the private sector.
Critics of Trump’s presence at the podium slammed the lack of diversity at technology events, much of it infused with backlash against her politics and inexperience.
“Ivanka is not one of us,” tweeted Brianna Wu, referring to women in tech. Wu is a software engineer running for congress in Massachusetts. “Frankly, she would not be welcomed in women in tech circles because her politics harm everything we fight against in our careers.”
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