There have been three SALTs in the last 11 years with 50% or more female speakers: 2011, 2009 and 2002.
I haven't completed the calculations for Sinn und Bedeutung yet, but the few recent years that I have done look a lot more encouraging.
SALT |
invited speakers | main session | alternates/poster |
2017 (Maryland) (3 unknowns: Jamie Herron Lee, I-Ta Chris Hsieh, Jia Ling) Workshop: |
2/4 2/3 |
7/24 = 29% 2/4 |
14/41 = 34% |
2016 (Stanford) | 2/4 | 12/29 = 41% | 15/39 = 38% |
2014 (NYU) | 2/4 | 8/19= 42% | 15/37 = 41% |
2013 (UCSC) | 2/4 | 5/23 = 22% | 5/33 = 15% |
2012 (Chicago) | 2/2 | 6/24 = 25% | 19/37 = 51% |
2011 (Rutgers) | 3/4 | 5/25 = 20% | 5/25 = 20% |
2010 (Simon Fraser) | 2/4 | 10/29 = 34% | 16/28 = 57% |
2009 (Ohio State) | 2/4 | 16/28 = 57% | 5/21 = 24% |
2008 (UMass Amherst) | 2/4 | 9/29 = 31% | 14/36 = 39% |
2007 (UConn) | 1/4 | 5/20 = 25% | 2/6 = 33% |
2006 (University of Tokyo) | 3/5 | 6/18 = 33% | 2/2 = 100% |
2005 (UCLA) | 1/3 | 5/20 = 25% | 2/3 = 33% |
2004 (Northwestern) | 2/5 | 8/22 = 36% | 4/6 = 67% |
2003 (Washington) | 1/4 | 8/20 = 40% | 0/1 = 0% |
2002 (UC San Diego) | 2/2 | 13/20 = 65% |