All too often, when you attend an “X underrepresented minority in X field of tech” event, the discussion focuses exclusively on the challenges faced by that group. And while this isn’t a bad discussion to have, per say, it is limiting. Yes, being a woman in tech comes with challenges. It also comes with all of the joy and curiosity and innovation of being anyone else in tech.

But many event organizers and moderators seem to struggle with making these conversations about more than gender (or race, as the case may be). Many, but not all.

On Monday night at the ByteCubed offices in Crystal City, DCVR Meetup hosted a “Women in VR” themed panel discussion. It was a blatant attempt, organizers said, to get more women interested in attending the group’s events — events that they categorize as generally being about 90 percent male.

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