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debs-obrien committed Sep 5, 2024
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So should kids be allowed at a conference? I have done way less speaking events because of being a mom. That is a fact. And now that I have twins I can't fly with two babies on my own so each time I go to a conference it costs me money to pay for my husbands flight, so I have to be careful when choosing which conference to go to plus I also have to think about are the flights direct and if not how long is the whole journey and at what time are the flights. So much to think about. But if I can attend a conference as a speaker and have my babies close by, so I can feed them when needed and just be there if they need me or to help out my husband, then it makes things so much easier. So why not.

I feel we can really improve the diversity at conference just by making things like this easier. I spoke with other speakers while there about this and we talked about day care at conferences. This is a great idea but not always possible. Sometimes it could be as simple as just saying there are baby changing facilities or a parents room available. This just makes it inviting and means its ok if you need/want to bring your baby.
I feel we can really improve the diversity at conference just by making things like this easier. I spoke with other speakers while there about this, and we talked about day care at conferences. This is a great idea but not always possible. Sometimes it could be as simple as just saying there are baby changing facilities or a parents room available. This just makes it inviting and means it's ok if you need/want to bring your baby. Let's normalize this. Let's just make things easier for parents and especially for women in tech.

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