Where Are You Women Bloggers?

Here is an interesting fact: Out of the 174 bloggers aggregated by OraNA, only 7 are female bloggers. That’s a poor 4% of the total Oracle blogsphere. I believe that this is a reflection of the IT industry in general. For example, I work in a team of 10 application developers, all males except one.

Commenting on the coverage of the blogHer conference, Kathy Sierra wrote:

I am “one who blogs” (among many other things). I happen to be a woman. But I am NOT a blogHer, and my male co-author is not a blogHim.

I write code. But I am NOT a programmHer.

I write tech books. But I am NOT a writeHer.

I ride horses. But I am NOT a rideHer. (sounds vaguely sexual… never mind)

I am NOT a skiHer or a skateboardHer or a runHer.

I work on ecological causes, but I am NOT an enviHERmental activist.

And I am NOT typing this on my computeHer (even if it is, I must say, a sexy-yet-adorable black MacBook)

I think that what Kathy is trying to say is that him and her, male and female, woman and man should be equal. I agree, however, this is not about gender equality. No matter what your gender is, you have the same opportunity to enter and prosper in the IT field, as well as any other field, at least here in the USA.

But, let’s face it, no matter how many sexy IT calendars they make, women are a minority in the technology field and there must be a reason for that. What is that reason?