UK named as the least diverse country in terms of speakers at major events
In major events globally, more than two-thirds (69%) of all speakers were male, while less than one-third (31%) were female, according to Bizzabo.
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The report titled 'Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report' further states that US came out on top with 35% of its speakers being female versus 65% male followed by Canada with 32% of all speakers female versus 68% male. The United Kingdom was the least diverse of the three countries, with only 25% of its speakers being female versus 75% male.
The report analyzed the gender diversity of more than 60,000 event speakers over a five-year period, from 2013 to 2018. The study spanned 23 countries and thousands of the world’s largest professional events.
Alon Alroy, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Bizzabo said: “Every event benefits from having greater gender diversity and balance across its speaker lineup. By releasing this data, we hope to spotlight the lack of representation that’s still, unfortunately, too common.”
Boaz Katz, co-founder and chief data officer at Bizzabo said: “Every day we’re building new tools that enable brands and businesses to maximize the power of events.
"In addition to recognizing gender with face recognition, AI technology has many different applications in the events space and we’re very excited by what the future holds for the industry. There is an endless amount of data that can be leveraged to help organizations understand the impact created by bringing people together."