Are you a woman in tech?  Well, I’ve compiled a few of my fav. SXSW panels that deal with women in tech. (Full disclosure, the first one is mine)  If you feel I’ve missed one, please let me know and I’ll add it (limor@spotery.com) 

Female and Male Entrepreneurs: Is There a Difference?

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7005

Starting a company is challenging whether you’re a female or male, but many believe that women encounter challenges that men will never face. Others feel that gender shouldn’t play a role, and that though there aren’t as many women entrepreneurs in tech, the issues are the same. What are the factors that affect women? Is there one gender and that gender is entrepreneur or are women treated differently? How does being a woman shape the growth of a company? Our panel will discuss the different viewpoints and hear stories from both perspectives.

1. Does gender play a role in entrepreneurship?
2. What are the factors that affect women?
3. How does being a woman founder shape the growth of the company?
4. What are some hurdles for women entrepreneurs?
5. Besides hurdles, do women ever have an advantage?

Sausagefest: Getting More Women Into New Media & Tech

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7571

This industry has a ratio problem. Still. It’s getting better, but panels, conferences, magazine articles, VC funding - it’s all dominated by men. In a big way. Is this because women are lame and uncreative? No. Is it because men are evil and sexist? No. (Sheesh, no.) But - where there is such an obvious and unrelenting gender disparity, there is a problem waiting to be solved. How can women do more to make their ideas happen? (And get money for them?) What do men do differently than women? Is industry coverage lopsided - and if so, how can we change that? What can we blame on the people running all-dude conferences - and what can we take responsibility for ourselves? How can we work together as an industry to encourage the kind of diversity that will free up the very best of our collective talent to rise to the top? Women are great. Men are great. But the ratio in this industry - not great. This panel will address that, and how to change it.

1. Why should we care about diversity in the industry, anyway?
2. What do women and men do differently that affects their path professionally?
3. How can we tackle “The VC Problem” - i.e. less than 10% of VC money funding women-headed businesses?
4. How can we make dudes care about this subject? (Most panels on this topic are 80% women, at least.)
5. Is this even a problem, or just bitter people complaining?

Whither the Female Tech Founder

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5452

Is the boys club of Internet founders by coincidence or design? This panel will discuss the *real* reasons why there are so few female founders of scalable Internet start-ups. We’ll also talk about what can be done to skyrocket this number. No PC talk permitted.

1. Why are there not more women founded scalable start-ups?
2. How can we encourage more women to found companies?
3. What are the challenges women entrepreneurs face?
4. Who are the best role models for female founders?
5. Will more women start scalable companies in 2011 and beyond?