"Oh, yes—a woman!," must have gone through some staffers' heads last year when I was the only woman to win a Gold Medal at the National Homebrew Competition. Now, the event photos would look more balanced, both men and women champions, they surely thought. What a relief!The craft beer industry loves to showcase its women contributors. We see photos everywhere of Meg Gill, the co-founder and president of Golden Road Brewing; and Kim Jordan, co-founder of New Belgium Brewing Company. The program director of the Brewers Association is Julia Hertz; a woman! How can this industry have a sexism problem with all of these celebrated, high-ranking women on display?True: There isn't a shortage of women working in the craft beer industry. While there is a considerable gap in women with high-level roles in craft beer, it is not as egregious as the gaps we see in the tech and finance industries. In 2014, 17 percent of craft breweries had a female CEO and 21 percent had a female in an executive role. During the same year in Silicon Valley, women held just 11 percent of executive positions and a dismal 9 percent of executive officer positions.The women missing from craft beer are primarily on the consumption side. Women make up only 25 percent of regular (weekly) craft beer drinkers.Read more on MUNCHIES.