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So why has Apple all but omitted them in WWDC keynotes? And smartphones are more popular among blacks and Hispanics in the U.S.

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Women make up half the population, account for 60 percent of online purchases, and were a major factor in the iPhone’s success, preferring the small, slender phones to Android devices. Siri, the iPhone equivalent of a personal secretary who Apple identifies as female, briefly made an appearance in 2012-though voice-command systems hardly count as representatives for gender diversity. See also: Why The iPhone’s Success Has Women To ThankĪfter reviewing the keynotes myself, I noticed women or minorities have appeared a handful of times in photos while white male executives demonstrate the capabilities of the smartphone’s camera or editing software. The other developer speakers who took the stage in 2009 were all male, and all went on solo. His findings: 57 men have spoken during a WWDC keynote since 2007, but just one woman. In 2009, Stephanie Morgan and her male business partner made a very brief appearance to tout their iPhone app. In the seven years since Apple released the iPhone and changed what it meant to own a mobile device, it has trotted out one male executive after another at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to showcase new software, apps, and operating systems.Ĭonspicuously missing on stage during the excitement and announcements: Women and minorities.īay Area-based writer Joe Kukura recently scanned through 16 hours of WWDC keynote address video.

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