Comments on: Where are the Women? http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women a blog about the connected age Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:17:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Idil Cakim http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-52 Idil Cakim Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:14:33 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-52 I am sorry for the late response, but I just would like to clarify that my goal in writing about women and blogging was to show that an opportunity exists for us to use this tool to establish our social agenda and to drum up change. The way I interpret the 8% number was to say: look we have our own category. (OK, you knew that as a female blogger, but not everyone is in the same realm)I then continued with my thoughts on how this number seems actually too small and that there must be more activity around women's blogging content. And if not, there could be more activity around blogs that matter to women. The Internet is a new platform, we do not have to go through so many barriers to raise our voice. As a woman with two blogs, I sincerely believe in this. I am sorry for the late response, but I just would like to clarify that my goal in writing about women and blogging was to show that an opportunity exists for us to use this tool to establish our social agenda and to drum up change. The way I interpret the 8% number was to say: look we have our own category. (OK, you knew that as a female blogger, but not everyone is in the same realm)I then continued with my thoughts on how this number seems actually too small and that there must be more activity around women’s blogging content. And if not, there could be more activity around blogs that matter to women. The Internet is a new platform, we do not have to go through so many barriers to raise our voice. As a woman with two blogs, I sincerely believe in this.

]]> By: Anne Zelenka http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-51 Anne Zelenka Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:28:51 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-51 Hi Amy, thanks for stopping by. I have wondered what it would be like to blog as a guy or at least with a gender-neutral user name. Haven't tried it yet though. I think you're right that there is a tendency to assume bloggers are male, especially in domains like tech. Hi Amy, thanks for stopping by. I have wondered what it would be like to blog as a guy or at least with a gender-neutral user name. Haven’t tried it yet though. I think you’re right that there is a tendency to assume bloggers are male, especially in domains like tech.

]]> By: Amy http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-50 Amy Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:20:31 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-50 Nice post, Anne. Glad I found your blog; I've got you in my RSS reader now. I think a tendency to underestimate the number of women bloggers could arise from the frequent assumption that anonymous bloggers are male. I have posted to a few blogs using only a gender-neutral username. I bet people assumed I was a bloke unless some particular piece of content indicated otherwise. Nice post, Anne. Glad I found your blog; I’ve got you in my RSS reader now.

I think a tendency to underestimate the number of women bloggers could arise from the frequent assumption that anonymous bloggers are male.

I have posted to a few blogs using only a gender-neutral username. I bet people assumed I was a bloke unless some particular piece of content indicated otherwise.

]]> By: Anne Z. http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-49 Anne Z. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:10:16 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-49 Thanks Marshall, I'll check those things out. Also saw lots more interesting reading on your blog. Thanks Marshall, I’ll check those things out. Also saw lots more interesting reading on your blog.

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-48 Marshall Kirkpatrick Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:45:22 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-48 See also the speakers wiki started by Mary Hoder to centralize info about women available to speak on various issues. https://www.socialtext.net/speakers/index.cgi See also the speakers wiki started by Mary Hoder to centralize info about women available to speak on various issues.
https://www.socialtext.net/speakers/index.cgi

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-47 Marshall Kirkpatrick Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:42:13 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-47 I started a tag based attention stream on gender, race, class and other power dynamics in the web2.0 world awhile ago: http://marshallk.com/inequities-in-web-20-lets-tag-about-it Hasn't picked up too much steam yet, but I'll tag this into it. I started a tag based attention stream on gender, race, class and other power dynamics in the web2.0 world awhile ago: http://marshallk.com/inequities-in-web-20-lets-tag-about-it

Hasn’t picked up too much steam yet, but I’ll tag this into it.

]]> By: Anne Z. http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-46 Anne Z. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:39:37 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-46 sciencewoman, thanks for the great link! I'll add it to my collection. sciencewoman, thanks for the great link! I’ll add it to my collection.

]]> By: sciencewoman http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-45 sciencewoman Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:13:51 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-45 Did you see <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2006/01/preemptive_strike_at_the_where.php">Dr. Free-ride's where are the women science bloggers?</a> Thanks for the shoutout btw. Did you see Dr. Free-ride’s where are the women science bloggers?

Thanks for the shoutout btw.

]]> By: Anne http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-44 Anne Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:47:09 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-44 Rachel, in that situation maybe web design and web pages would be seen as something trivial and unimportant. Rachel, in that situation maybe web design and web pages would be seen as something trivial and unimportant.

]]> By: Rachel C http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-43 Rachel C Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:07:41 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/where-are-the-women#comment-43 I've often wondered about this too and have been considering the question, "what if the majority of webpages had been designed by women, rather than men". Would anything be different? I’ve often wondered about this too and have been considering the question, “what if the majority of webpages had been designed by women, rather than men”. Would anything be different?

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