Nice seeing you at Bloggercon. I’m sorry you feel I shouted Jake down..actually I am a big believer in taking aggressive action to self-promote…if that’s what one’s goal is. And BlogHer is trying to address both the supply and demand sides of the issue.

BUT…being on the organizer side and talking to other organizers I just know that sometimes really talented men and women aren’t good at it. And we, the organizers, are the ones who are *taking people’s money* to deliver supposedly valuable content.

So, it’s our job. And I think it’s practically immoral to disavow our responsiblity to seek the best. My personal opinion is that the best will include diversity of perspective. I’m OK if other organizers don’t think having the best content requires diversity…if so they should just own it, instead of blaming the speakers they didn’t bother to get.

So, yes, perhaps my passionate beliefs on the subject had me responding a bit vociferously. I hope overall though we talked about how both men and women can be proactively taking steps to change the world.