The Mere Appearance of a Woman on Stage at Apple's Keynote Is Worthy of a Tweet

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The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is today, and apparently the keynote presentation is so historically made up of white men that a single female speaker can unleash a flurry of amazed tweets. That's what happened when Apple VPs Jennifer Bailey and Susan Prescott took the stage to speak at the event. "Apple may have thousands of female employees, but seeing even two up on stage is new," The Verge's James Vincent writes. So new, that the mere appearance of a woman on stage at Apple's keynote is worthy of a tweet. Cue the shocked reactions:

An actual woman presenting on Apple's stage right now

— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) June 8, 2015

THERE IS A WOMAN ON THIS STAGE!

— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) June 8, 2015

Hey, a woman onstage at a tech keynote, as if they're people. We could use more of this! #WWDC15 pic.twitter.com/cAkrweF2QW

— Joey deVilla (@AccordionGuy) June 8, 2015

Women presenters at #WWDC15 #WomenInTech #Apple #iOS #MacOS

— Domenique Malone (@BowTie_N1QUE) June 8, 2015

That was quick. https://t.co/eo02zAre1k

— jenni avins (@jenniavins) June 8, 2015

Apple women on stage, let’s include pink wallets and baking, that’s what they like… #WWDC

— Ole K. Dyskeland (@OleDysk) June 8, 2015

Breaking new ground! #WWDC15 https://t.co/wONDNFau3h

— Earnestine E. Dawson (@DigitallyEED) June 8, 2015

Nod to diversity: Apple brings female executive Jennifer Bailey (@ApplePay) on stage. #wwdc15 pic.twitter.com/XkIHuqGeKi

— Ed Baig (@edbaig) June 8, 2015

Have we hit the record for # of women presenting in a single #WWDC keynote?

— Kurt Hoyt (@kurtinatlanta) June 8, 2015

And we have a woman on stage! Jennifer Bailey, VP of payments!

— Christina Warren (@film_girl) June 8, 2015

Yasss to more women on the stage at Apple’s #WWDC today

— Missing Unicorn (@missing_unicorn) June 8, 2015

Female Apple exec number two on stage. #abouttimeapple #WWDC

— Hedley Wright (@hedleywright) June 8, 2015

ANOTHER WOMAN. Also a white one though :-/ Ok., let’s shoot for better next time, Apple! #WWDC

— Anna Tarkov (@AnnaTarkov) June 8, 2015

Apple just doubled the number of women to appear on stage at a keynote! #WWDC

— Victor Agreda Jr (@superpixels) June 8, 2015