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?
Related articles:
Filed in Oracle, Technology on 31 Oct 06 | Tags: blog
Hi, one reason woman do not work in it based environment could : ‘woman take care more for the real world aspects’
I work as an external (CSC) at Commerzbank AG and i am suprised how many women i meet in teams. And this is a good thing Karl
I have spoken at school career days several times, and I always tell stories of Lady Ada Lovelace and Admiral Grace Hopper. I want the girls (and the boys too) to know that women have been involved in IT from the beginning. But it is too bad that it is a man telling them this.
I’ve often, well maybe once, considered impersonating a woman on Oracle forums — it’s truly amazing the level of support that a female name can prompt.
well …i am happy to be one of those blogher’s…but having read this post i am wondering not all blogsites have pictures on them (like mine for instance) and the name may not give it away always do would i be treates as a blogher or a bloghim????
I would presume that one of the attractions of the IT world is that you aren’t judged by what you are (for example, a woman), but rather what you do. Well, at least compared to other fields.
For what it’s worth, at least 90% of the (techie) blogs I read are written by men.
Nevertheless, it is always beneficial to get as many different viewpoints and perspectives as possible, so a little more diversity would be great. But I’m not going to read something just because it’s written by someone different; It has to be interesting and insightful.