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Wording suggestion - first para #5

Closed Gmfholley closed 5 years ago

Gmfholley commented 5 years ago

https://github.com/GETConfOmaha/splash_page/blob/fd209337599c0417b69f1e659a506791c0f5667a/index.html#L37

GETConf - short for Gender Equity in Tech Conference - is a one-day conference by women, for everyone. It is a tech conference at its core with the mission to amplify and celebrate the voices of women and non-men, and educate and connect female, male, and non-binary attendees.

Suggestion to change this to:

GETConf (Gender Equity in Tech Conference) is a one-day tech conference by women, for everyone. Our mission is to amplify and celebrate the voices of women and non-men, and educate and connect the tech community.

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JenHomann commented 5 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions, @Gmfholley. I like a lot of this. At this point, the last line of this paragraph is the only place where we call out that this isn't an event just for women (edited). Would you be comfortable with keeping in "female, male and non-binary attendees" as opposed to "the tech community"?

Gmfholley commented 5 years ago

We use the word 'everyone' in the first sentence, but yes, that might be a good thing to remain. I generally try to avoid the adjective form of these words and use nouns instead: 'women, men, and non-binaries'.

I was also a little concerned about whether these three terms together includes everyone. I will try to find out, but I think this is a fine change for now.

I think we should make a FAQ soon, because I imagine the number one questions will be who is it for and who can speak.

Gmfholley commented 5 years ago

@JenHomann I received some advice and learned to avoid using 'non-binary' as a noun. It should always be an adjective. (But I think women and men are better as nouns than female/male as adjectives.)

But a suggestion made to me was the phrase 'people of all genders'. I like that. What do you think?

kaseymccormick commented 5 years ago

I like people of all genders.

JenHomann commented 5 years ago

I agree. People of all genders is about as inclusive as we can get. Thank you!

JenHomann commented 5 years ago

Resolved in PR #10