It's time to invite the other half of the population to the party.
When I was invited to speak at the Office Depot's Women's Success Strategies conference, I was not sure that I wanted to participate. I have shied away from “women only” programs because I felt they were, well, discriminatory. In a traditionally male industry, I have always felt welcome and embraced by my compatriots and associates. I have never found being a woman to be a disadvantage.
Also, I have never before been around one thousand women (the expected attendance at the conference). Would a fight break out? Would we all start to mood swing in the same direction? I was afraid.