Comments on: Thinking About Gender Bias (yes, We’re Sitting Around, Waiting)

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:53:30 +0000

In his column in the March 21st Newsweek (“The Technologist”) Steven Levy asks “[s]ince anyone can write a Weblog, why is the blogosphere dominated by white males?” He concludes: “It appears that some clubbiness is involved. [Blogger Halley] Suitt puts it more bluntly: ‘It’s white people linking to other white people!’ (A link from a popular blog is this medium’s equivalent to a Super Bowl ad.) Suitt attributes her own high status in the blogging world to her conscious decisions to ‘promote myself among those on the A list'” (p16).

By: Collected Miscellany

Collected Miscellany — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:29:04 +0000

Rudolfo Anaya and Friends
It’s probably a stretch to call this a review but I’ve been a Rudolfo Anaya fan for many years, back to Rio Grande Fall in 1996. PI Sonny Baca is the main character although the rich Spanish culture of…

By: booksquare

booksquare — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 01:26:52 +0000

You’re right (see new post!). It’s mostly political and technology. And you’re right that many prominent litbloggers are women. But I’m at this conference and the stars are men. That’s not to say that women aren’t well represented and that they aren’t speaking prominently on panels. And women, of all ages (which is heartening to me), are actively involved on all levels of this conference.

But, yeah, you’re looking at Jeffrey Zeldman, Josh Marshall, etc. I’m not saying they don’t deserve their respect. There are women who are at the top of the tech industry, but somehow that doesn’t seem to be capturing the media’s attention on the same level.

I, however, believe this will change in our lifetime. I think it’s happening now. Moreso in tech than politics (politics being politics). Heck, I was one of generation who went from girls having to wear dresses every day to being allowed to wear pants. I believe.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:03:29 +0000

Ugh, ugh, goddamnit, ugh. This topic is never going to go away. Not in our lifetime. But which “top” bloggers are you referring to? The political ones? In the lit-blogs, women seem equally represented.