All the ladies in the house say "Hey"
Wednesday, Mar 16 2005 | 1 comments
I meant to post about this on Monday. I really did. But then I got hungry. And wanted a nap. And then I forgot. And then I had to darn my honey's socks. And do the laundry. And mop the floors. In a hoop skirt. And a smile.
Sean just posted some great links to women bloggers, pointing out the new hot debate of "Where are the girls?"
Where are the girls?
Here are my theories...
- We aren't psychotic networking freaks like men. Men have no problem walking up to other men and starting a conversation, swapping business cards, and adding each other to their blogroll. What happens when a man approaches a woman and does the same? The women go on the defensive, not sure of the man's intention, and are far less likely to share about themselves and network. A great opportunity is lost. This, however, is not the man's fault nor the woman's fault. It just sucks
- We aren't as numerous as men. It's simple numbers. The women are there, but they are far overshadowed by the much larger percentage of men.
- We aren't as brazen / foul mouthed / controversial as men. When we are, it is considered "cute" or "sexy" or "sassy".
- We are more niched and marginalized than men, or our niches are "too cute". There are plenty of women bloggers; women that blog about crafts, women that blog about babies, women that blog about animals, women that blog about other women. There are far fewer women that blog about the things that men do; technology, blogging, politics, etc.
- We are more personal than men. The voice of a woman, which is usually the same as her writing voice, has more nurturing, is more emotional, talks to a reader on more of a base level. Seems like this would be a GREAT thing. But look at the blogs that get the most readers; very editorial, very disconnected, very sterile.
posted by Lauren at 10:43 PM
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This got me blogging.
posted by megan at March 18, 2005 12:41 PM
got 2 cents?