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For many hikers, the outdoors are an escape a simpler place where we can leave behind some of our everyday problems. The disheartening fact is, though, that the outdoor recreation industry isn’t immune to two widespread problems that are receiving deserved scrutiny these days: gender discrimination and toxic masculinity. At the Outdoor Women’s Summit from March 11-13, women who are current or prospective members of the industry came together to talk about how prejudice has impacted their careers and to propose solutions.
This was the second edition of the summit, following an in-person event in 2017. This year’s 3-day virtual version featured women from diverse corners of the outdoor industry. In a prior survey, audience members had indicated that they were interested in discussing topics related to social and environmental advocacy and wanted to hear from leaders who could speak both about their own careers as well as justice, equity, diversity a