In an adorably clever blurb, which reads in part: "Chick Blogs! Inevitably, she was attacked from all sides. Many women objected At some point the idea was floated of combining the "women’s session" Dave Winer<\/a> was being sensibly cautious Still, we are rooting for Lisa and her session on Women and Blogging. We Sounds like a description of the Dowbrigade News! Whether this proves Speaking of Halley and her gang of misbehaving molls, we would be very Could we We are sure this is merely the first of many great session topics the Tonight’s Takeaway Topic from the Berkman Blogger’s meeting was "Are Women’s Blogs Different?". The discussion grew out of a proposal from the lovely Lisa Williams for a session on Women and Blogging at the Blogger II next month. In an … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/chains.jpg\")
Tonight’s
\n Takeaway Topic from the Berkman
\n Blogger’s<\/a> meeting was "Are Women’s Blogs
\n Different?". The discussion grew out of a proposal from the lovely Lisa
\n Williams<\/a> for a session on Women
\n and Blogging<\/a> at the Blogger
\n II <\/a>next
\n month.<\/p>\n
\n A Roundtable on Women and Blogs:<\/strong> This session will attempt
\n to be the pajama-party of the blogosphere — a lively and welcoming
\n exchange on the best of
\n blogs
\n by women" Lisa outlines a number of pertinent points, like that over half
\n of all bloggers are women, but the number of women at conferences
\n like BloggerCon is insignificant. <\/p>\n
\n to the word "chick" and the girly-girl sensibility reflected in the "pajama
\n party" comment. Others objected to the whole categorization
\n thing, saying they preferred to be thought of as just "bloggers". Then
\n there were the men who wondered if they would be welcome at a session
\n of this sort, or whether the conference should even be presenting session
\n at which some attendees might not feel comfortable.<\/p>\n
\n and the "gripe session". People started telling stories about weak ties
\n and strong women. By this stage the Dowbrigade was grinning like a hog
\n in a synagogue, and the discussion
\n leader asked
\n why.
\n Because,
\n we
\n answered, the whole area of "gender studies" is such an intellectual
\n minefield that one must be constantly careful where one steps or the
\n whole thing could
\n blow up in ones face.<\/p>\n
\n about committing to a session on such thin ice, or shifting sand, or
\n slippery slope, pick your metaphor.
\n He seemed to instinctively grasp that a session of this nature could
\n distract from what we see as the main usefulness of events like
\n BloggerCon; to deal with the sociological and implementation issues around
\n blogging, and to act as an interface between a new generation of blogging
\n software users and the designers who are in the process of creating the
\n NEXT generation of blogging tools.<\/p>\n
\n are fascinated by the question "Are Women’s Blogs Different", and would
\n love to attend. From the brief discussion tonight it seems that there
\n is an emerging consensus that
\n a) women’s blogs tend to be more eclectic, less about politics,
\n or if they are, to mix it in with posts on a wide variety of other topics,
\n b) women
\n tend to be more personal in their blogs, to mention their families, emotions
\n and events in their personal lives, and c) women are less concerned with
\n ranking and flow, and more with creating a sense of community with their
\n readers.<\/p>\n
\n the inherent flaw in stereotyping or that the Dowbrigade is in touch with
\n his feminine side, we know not. But the personal touch is part and parcel
\n of our signature style, and if that is feminine, so be it. By the same
\n measure, we really enjoy reading some women writers, like Halley
\n Suitt <\/a>for example, because her writing has BALLS. She can juke and
\n move with the best of them, and when she cuts loose, she can kick like
\n a mule.<\/p>\n
\n interested in what THEY think of the topic. Are women’s blogs different?
\n If so, how?<\/p>\n
\n arrange a blind taste test? Ten anonymous blogs, five male and five
\n female. Who could tell the difference?<\/p>\n
\n Dowbrigade will have to miss this time, as we will be somewhere in South
\n America at that time.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"