Deborah O'Neill emphasized the impact of women leaving technology, stating, "That's not just a statistic, that is a loss - potential lost innovation, lost opportunities - for this country and for all of our organisations."
"As I was getting older specifically around when I was 13 years old I noticed that more and more girls were dropping out of the swim team that I was part of because they were receiving sexist comments. Emphasizing female inferiority in sports and after receiving such comments myself I was pushed to found Girls4Sports," said Maegha Ramanathan, founder of Girls4Sports.
"Despite the compounded risk of marginalized groups in this region, LGBTQIA+ people have faced more challenges in their activism and dangers because of it, and are often not included in broader discussions on climate solutions."