Don't be like this. XR manels need to stop.
The exclusion and sexualization of women in the XR industry has to stop.
#1. No women in this advertisement. Were there no women in the marketing meeting that approved this message? Were there no women in the web development crew that programmed this display? Were there no men that noticed that there were no women?
Even Twitter noticed that the a non-white male doesn't even get a title! He's just along for the ride, apparently, pointing to the blank space where another token could sit. (Yup, I know that's harsh.)
#2. It does NOT escape my notice that the woman IN the capture is a robot.
Notice this:
a. By using a robot, the female form is automatically downgraded to non-human. Therefore, women are not humans.
b. The prominent defining feature that makes this robot a woman are the breasts. Why is THIS feature highlighted IF you wanted it to be a woman? You could have used a skirt or another international symbol of women. By using breasts that appear to be unclothed, you've sexualized the figure so that males may gaze upon the nakedness unimpeded. Shame on you.
c. In this particular stride, the form's genital region is positioned open towards the viewer. Another sexual symbol that says 'open and available' in tone. Yes, I know that's a 'stride' or you might say "How else could the animator show walking?" and I say "Many ways, where sexualization is NOT the point."
Think this was a one-off being unfairly picked upon?
These was happening at the same time over at a Microsoft Hololens event:
When called out on LinkedIn (sorry for the cutoff image, I literally lost power when making this),
Sigh.
Don't be like this:
There are way to many competent women working too hard in this industry to be sidelined, especially on something so simple as a presentation.
P.S. Looking for someone who did it right? I'm pretty AWE 2021 did well and that's JUST the AR segment of the industry. IEEE VR 2021 didn't go too badly on conference support but has some distance to go on research publishing.