Paypal is actually very good on diversity/LGBT/gender issues.<p>The implication of the headline is that the event, the panelists, or Paypal are sexist -- which is obviously untrue.<p>I don't believe inflammatory "culture war"-related content like this (where the main purpose is virtue signalling, generating outrage, and mean-spiritedly making fun of companies), belongs on the frontpage, so personally I flagged this submission.
Unless there was a big conspiracy to make sure that this was an all-male panel, I don't see what the big deal is.<p>There's something about diversity movements that I still struggle with. I see a commenter on the linked post saying "at least they're not all old white guys". I'm half white. Would that make it half-problematic for me to be a panelist in a discussion like this? Would a transgendered panelist be half-OK? Why are we talking about how OK participation is based on the gender, race, and age of the person participating?<p>The usual response I get to this sort of question is "Well, it's about including under-represented minorities", but I don't think it's inclusive to exclude the majority. I don't want to be included in something just because I'm half hispanic and I don't want to be excluded just because I'm half white. Both of those things seem unproductive to me.
Better a couple guys talk about it than nobody at all. Also "discussion with our senior male leaders" implies to me that the audience is included.