You can apply if you are male.
> Why can't I go to this event and learn from female founders do they have nothing of value to convey to me as a male ?
I think the conference goal is pretty clear: help aspiring female founders start more startups, the same way Startup School does.
Don't you think it'd be just a 'founders conference' in that case?
That's right, but its seems YC is looking to find an open space for aspiring female founders and, at the same time, still remain open for male atendees. What I said was because in the application form you can say if you are male or female.
PG is probably partially covering his own ass after the most recent debacle. Correlation does not equal causation and all that fun stuff, but this is rather well timed.