I was surprised to find this email in my inbox today. I find this mildly offensive.

I understand that the intension is good, but did it have to be called the “girl” ticket and come with a pink lanyard? (First of all, why not call it “woman”? Not that would really solve much, but it’s a start.) The reason there aren’t that many females going to this conference is because there are just less women in the industry in general. No reason to try to get your ratio up artificially.

In what other industry is it okay to give discounted “girl tickets”?

edit: Just to clarify. This ticket naming thing would not deter me from going to the event if I had a reason to in the first place. (I’m still warming up to angular and js in general as a hobby after classes. I’m in school full time.) I think the conference seems like it will be a lot of fun, despite this (in my opinion) minor mishap.