I know PZ and his atheism might not be to everyone's taste, but apparently atheist organizations are also struggling with a gender gap. He made a post on his blog yesterday that really resonated with me. The full post is herehttp://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/02/feminist_hypersensitivity_or_m.php, but what really resonates with me is this bit:
"You want women to find your organization pleasant and interesting and worth contributing to? Then don't form panels full of men trying to figure out what women want, talking over women who try to get a word in edgewise, belittling women's suggestions with jokes, and trying to determine how We Well-Meaning Men can give Those Women what we think they want."
Listen to the women instead of talking over them, guys. Seriously.
-fluff