Shoptalk is a conference in support of retail and retailers. It's also woke. I mean really, freaking woke.
How woke? This year, all of their 257 speakers will be women. Not. One. Man.
They justify this by claiming that currently there are only 5% female heads at S&P 500 companies. Forget the myriad logical and reasonable reasons for this. Forget the fact that retail, among all other business sectors, has been historically the most gender-diverse in terms of leadership, and has been for decades.
Nope, Shoptalk has a point to make, and men can just shut the hell up.
Personally, I know where I'm not welcome, and I'm certainly not welcome at Shoptalk. Hence, I won't be attending this year.
In fact, I won't be attending any year.
Here's a hint - discrimination, even if it's to prove how woke you are, is still discrimination. And that, Shoptalk, makes you scumbags.
Enjoy your conference.
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