Why Don’t More Babes Blog: Where Are My Ladies At?
There are twice as many men currently blogging as women. Back in 2006 studies showed that 56% of the bloggers were women but a recent Technorati report titled “Who Are The Bloggers” lists that two thirds of the bloggers are male. Where are all the ladies at?
A recent post on Jezebel talks about this issue and notes some recent articles and blogs on the topic. Dr. Melissa Clouthier is mentioned who wrote a post on her blog titled, “Why There Are Fewer Women Bloggers“. Clouthier takes the stance that women are too nice to blog and don’t want to stand up to all the comments one has to read associated with being opinionated. She writes this of the typical female blogger:
‘When it comes the arena of ideas, the women who blog are not typical women. Over and over, the women who blog are tougher. Like the shotgun wielding Western expansionists of yore, women bloggers take shots and can shoot back. ‘
I would like to agree with this statement about myself as a blogger. The thing is, I know a lot of women who don’t blog who also fit this description so I am not sure if that is the reason that women are choosing not to blog.
In the Mother Jones article, “Where Are All The Lady Bloggers?” it is pointed out the deficit of female bloggers is greater than that in newsrooms (women represent only 31% of American newspaper staffers). After writing about a glass ceiling in the blogosphere they come to a strange conclusion that women don’t like to blog because they are worried about online safety. I would argue if that was the case, wouldn’t these same women be staying off of the social network sites that they are flocking to in mass numbers?
One of the reasons that I decided to start blogging is because I noticed the blogosphere was becoming such a boys club and I thought it was important to give a female perspective. I have always been attracted to doing things that are non-traditional for women. I am an architect by profession and have won awards such as the “Woman Pioneer Award” from the National Association of Business Owners for being in a woman in non-traditional field. I have never thought about the negative feedback my opinions might bring, or about online safety. I do think about being a female voice that balances out all the male bloggers constantly blaring on the web.
Why do I think more women aren’t blogging? Partly because of the same reason that more women don’t enter math and science related fields at the same rate as men. I think because blogging is associated with technology, and many young girls are not encouraged to go into tech related fields, women are more likely to be intimidated by technology. I also think that blogging isn’t high on the priority list for women. With work, kids, friends, and other responsibilities it is difficult to make a commitment to blogging regularly. It is a mistake not to though. Men are getting a lot of attention and in some cases even money for blogging. If women continue to let men lead in this area we will be left behind on another important area in new media.
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