Comic Book Women Will Save the World (From All-Male Comic Convention Panels)!

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What shouldĀ you do when your convention’s “Women In Comics” panelā€”or, any other panel, for that matterā€”ends up with anĀ all-male set of hosts? Worse yet,Ā what if you already contactedĀ someĀ women to appear as guests, but they declined? Never fear! Comic Book Women is here to give you a gentle nudge not to give up yet, and to offer a ton of options when it comes to selecting speakers and panelists for events.

Comic Book Women, an advocacy and networking group for women in the industry, began as a small group of peers and has now grownĀ into a 200-member organization. Gail Simone described the motivation behind their recent effort to aid convention staffers:

I get asked to be at a lot of cons. Last year, I turned down over 120 events all around the world, even though I accepted as many as I thought I possibly could … Having Comic Book Women as a resource to offer to convention organizers will be really helpful. Our hope is that we can add a wider range of voices to the many great conversations about comics at these conventions.

If you’re organizing an event and you need some help filling out your guest list, emailĀ [email protected].

(viaĀ Comic Book Resources, image viaĀ Tumblr)

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Maddy Myers, journalist and arts critic, has written for the Boston Phoenix, Paste Magazine, MIT Technology Review, and tons more. She is a host on a videogame podcast called Isometric (relay.fm/isometric), and she plays the keytar in a band called the Robot Knights (robotknights.com).