Community Participation in the 2021 AWP Conference & Bookfair
Gender and race/ethnicity data, and response rate for presenters is consistent with data we have made public over the past several years. For 2021, there are significant differences in the number of presenters. The proposal system was limited to first-time organizers only and we accepted approximately half of the events we would normally accept.
AWP uses responses in the aggregate only (in general sums and percentages) in reports to our funders and members. AWP never discloses anyone’s individual characteristics. AWP does not share individual characteristics with the subcommittee members who evaluate proposals.
Visit the page on How Events Are Selected for details about how the 2021 Subcommittee made their selections. AWP is grateful to the subcommittee for their hard work in providing a balanced and inclusive schedule for the 2021 conference.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide this information. Over the next couple of months, we expect the data to change slightly, because some panelists must step off events if they are overcommitted to other accepted events. Event organizers will select replacements. AWP limits the number of events in which any one presenter may participate in order to increase the participation and inclusivity of the conference.
- 2021 Presenters Who Identified Themselves by Gender
- 2021 Presenters by Gender Compared to Previous Conferences
- 2021 Proposed Presenters by Gender Compared to Accepted Presenters
- 2021 Presenters who Identify Themselves by Race
- 2021 Presenters by Race Compared to Previous Conferences
- 2021 Proposed Presenters by Race Compared to Accepted Presenters
- 2021 Presenters who Identified Themselves by Disability
- 2021 Presenters by Disability Compared to Previous Conferences
- 2021 Proposed Presenters by Disability Compared to Accepted Presenters
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2021 Presenters Who Identified Themselves by Gender*

*Statistics reflect a 95.8% response rate among 2021 presenters.
**Presenters identifying as multiple genders include Agender (4), Female (51), Genderfluid (7), Genderqueer (5), Male (15), Nonbinary (3)
2021 Presenters by Gender Compared to Previous Conferences*
![These pie charts show data for presenters that identified by gender at #AWP21, #AWP20, and #AWP19. 0 presenters at #AWP21, 2 presenters at #AWP20, and 2 presenters at #AWP19 identified as agender. 2 presenters at #AWP20 and 1 presenter at #AWP19 identified as androgynous. 1 presenter at #AWP21, 0 presenters at #AWP20, and 1 presenter at #AWP19 identified as bigender. 2 presenters at #AWP21, 2 presenters at #AWP20, and 8 presenters at #AWP19 identified as cisgender. 546 presenters at #AWP21, 1,174 presenters at #AWP20, and 1,333 presenters at #AWP19 identified as female. 4 presenters at #AWP21, 10 presenters at #AWP20, and 15 presenters at #AWP19 identified as genderfluid. 6 presenters at #AWP21, 10 presenters at #AWP20, and 18 presenters at #AWP19 identified as genderqueer. 1 presenter at #AWP21, 1 presenter at #AWP20, and 0 presenters at #AWP19 identified as intersex. 204 presenters at #AWP21, 470 presenters at #AWP20, and 550 presenters at #AWP19 identified as male. 7 presenters at #AWP21 and 18 presenters at #AWP20 identified as nonbinary. 0 presenters at #AWP20 and 2 presenters at #AWP19 identified as transsexual. 6 presenters at #AWP21, 8 presenters at #AWP20, and 10 presenters at #AWP19 identified as transgender. 1 presenter at #AWP21, 1 presenter at #AWP20, and 3 presenters at #AWP19 identified as two-spirit. 8 presenters at #AWP21, 8 presenters at #AWP20, and 9 presenters at #AWP19 identified as “other” gender identified here. 85 presenters at #AWP21, 120 presenters at #AWP20, and 135 presenters at #AWP19 identified as multiple genders.]](https://cdn.awpwriter.org/images/conference/2021/AWP21_Gender_PreviousConferences_s.png)
Presenters for #AWP21 were reduced by approximately half this year due to a more limited proposal process and the acceptance of fewer events overall, which accounts for the dramatic differences in these numbers for #AWP21.
*Statistics reflect a 93.1% response rate among #AWP19 presenters.
Statistics reflect a 94.6% response rate among #AWP20 presenters.
Statistics reflect a 95.8% response rate among #AWP21 presenters.
2021 Proposed Presenters by Gender Compared to Accepted Presenters*

*Statistics reflect a 94.4% response rate among 2021 presenters.
**This data represents a 100% acceptance rate for bigender proposed presenters, a 100% acceptance rate for cisgender proposed presenters, a 64.8% acceptance rate for female proposed presenters, a 100% acceptance rate for proposed genderfluid presenters, a 60% acceptance rate for proposed genderqueer presenters, a 100% acceptance rate for proposed intersex presenters, a 68.5% acceptance rate for proposed male presenters, a 77.8% acceptance rate for proposed nonbinary presenters, a 60% acceptance rate for proposed transgender presenters, a 33% acceptance rate for proposed two-spirit presenters, a 53.3% acceptance rate for proposed presenters who identified as “other” gender not specified, a 68.5% acceptance rate for proposed presenters who identified as multiple genders.
2021 Presenters Who Identify Themselves by Race or Ethnicity*

*Statistics reflect an 86.7% response rate among 2021 presenters.
** Presenters identifying as mixed race include American Indian or Alaskan Native (25), Asian (33), Black or African American (18), Hispanic or Latino (17), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1), White (12)
2021 Presenters by Race or Ethnicity Compared to Previous Conferences*

*Statistics reflect an 81.9% response rate among #AWP19 presenters.
Statistics reflect an 86.1% response rate among #AWP20 presenters.
Statistics reflect an 86.1% response rate among #AWP21 presenters.
2021 Proposed Presenters by Race or Ethnicity Compared to Accepted Presenters*

*Statistics reflect an 85.7% response rate among 2021 presenters..
**This data represents a 86.6% acceptance rate for American Indian or Alaskan Native presenters, 82.7% acceptance rate for Asian presenters, 75% acceptance rate for Black or African American presenters, 72.8% acceptance rate for Hispanic or Latino presenters, 100% acceptance rate for Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander presenters, 56.3% acceptance rate for white presenters, 68.8% acceptance rate for presenters who identified as “other” race or ethnicity not specified, 60.8% acceptance rate for presenters who chose not to identify, and 72.6% acceptance rate for mixed race presenters.
2021 Presenters Who Identify Themselves by Disability*

*Statistics reflect a 11.3% response rate among 2021 presenters. On the question used to gather this data, ‘no disability’ was not an option. As such, the number of presenters who chose not to identify is not included in the data. It also explains the low response rate compared to other charts in this report. .
** Presenters identifying as having multiple disabilities include Ambulatory (10), Cognitive or Learning (5), Deaf or Hearing (3), Depression or Anxiety (10), and Physical (1)
2021 Presenters by Disability Compared to Previous Conferences*

*Statistics reflect a 11.3% response rate among #AWP21 presenters.
Statistics reflect a 9.6% response rate among #AWP20 presenters.
2021 Proposed Presenters by Disability Compared to Accepted Presenters*

*Statistics reflect a 11.1% response rate among 2021 presenters.
**This data represents a 80% acceptance rate for presenters with an ambulatory disability, 50% acceptance rate for presenters with a blind or vision disability, 60% acceptance rate for presenters with a cognitive or learning disability, 70% acceptance rate for presenters with a deaf or hearing disability, 66.1% acceptance rate for presenters with depression or anxiety, 42.9% acceptance rate for presenters with a mental disability, 90.9% acceptance rate for presenters with a physical disability, 100% acceptance rate for presenters with a speech disability, 0% acceptance rate for presenters with a self-care disability, 66.7% acceptance rate for presenters with “other” disability not identified here, 64.4% acceptance rate for presenters who identified as having multiple disabilities.