To add a single point of anecdotal evidence—as a geeky girl with a history of going to conventions (though I haven’t gone to one in a while—I joined the SCA instead) - it really depends on the convention.
I’ve seen quite a few that have much more balanced gender ratios than in the past (though not quite 50⁄50). Again, this is from purely anecdotal evidence—but it is my impression that those that involve cosplay or SF media/books are often more female-involved (and the photos thomblake has provided seem to imply that Connecticon may be one of these).
Since I moved to the SCA the gender balance has improved markedly—the SCA is pretty much 50⁄50 because it has a really wide range of geeky/history/cosplay/martial-arts/crafts activities. Variety helps...
I’ve found in my own experience that conventions that have a wide variety often have a higher gender balance. eg Swancon in Perth (Western Australia) has a good gender balance (on average) as does Supanova—both of which have a huge range and variety of activities...
To add a single point of anecdotal evidence—as a geeky girl with a history of going to conventions (though I haven’t gone to one in a while—I joined the SCA instead) - it really depends on the convention.
I’ve seen quite a few that have much more balanced gender ratios than in the past (though not quite 50⁄50). Again, this is from purely anecdotal evidence—but it is my impression that those that involve cosplay or SF media/books are often more female-involved (and the photos thomblake has provided seem to imply that Connecticon may be one of these).
Since I moved to the SCA the gender balance has improved markedly—the SCA is pretty much 50⁄50 because it has a really wide range of geeky/history/cosplay/martial-arts/crafts activities. Variety helps...
I’ve found in my own experience that conventions that have a wide variety often have a higher gender balance. eg Swancon in Perth (Western Australia) has a good gender balance (on average) as does Supanova—both of which have a huge range and variety of activities...