This gets discussed recurrently in the leftie (US) political blogosphere where almost all of the big names are male. I'm sorry I can't point you to references, I've seen it discussed on Political Animal and Eschaton in the past. Firedog lake is one of the few written by a woman. McJoan at DailyKos and Arianna Huffington would be other important exceptions. I think Digby is female too. And Michelle Malkin on the right side of the political sphere. Of course Huffington and Malkin didn't come to public attention through their blogging, not is it Xeni Jardin of BoingBoing's main access to an audience. The issue, in as much as there is an issue, has to do with most of the "a-list" bloggers being male, and if you go browse through Technorati's top 100, most are not written by women. In the discussions I've read, one thing people discuss is whether women bloggers are more likely to write diary rather than issue blogs, resulting in their getting less fame, glory, etc. Others dispute that there is a problem of either underrepresentation or status. Others say the problem is that the men all link to other men, so even though the women are out there blogging, they aren't admitted to 'the inner circle' and don't get the status within the blogosphere that the men get. Nancy
I look forward to the responses because this underrepresentation wasn't apparent to me.
Kurt
Paul Teusner wrote:
G'day everyone,
Has anyone on this list come across data or reflections on the apparent under-representation of women in the blogosphere?
paul teusner
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