Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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Women Are Bullied Online
Women Are Bullied online
   
Washington post article reports unique threats women bloggers face.  The article highlights the poor treatment of women
on-line often happens offline.  Women are being intimidated - they include ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMERS [emphasis added other women normally UNAFRAID to speak their minds.]

Here's the url:  http://tinyurl.com/yrvgmb

Shocking:

 > A 2005 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that
 > the proportion of Internet users who took part in chats and
 > discussion groups plunged from 28 percent in 2000 to 17 percent in
 > 2005, entirely because of the exodus of women.

Robert Scoble's sentiment/warning:

 > Robert Scoble, a technology blogger who took a week off in
 > solidarity with Sierra, said women have told him that harassment is
  ...snip...
 >... up for networking events, either offline or
 > online, then they're never going to be included in the industry,"
 > he said.

Alienating Women / Girls / Women Teachers / Women Geeks
who are standing their ground in the face of these kind of attacks, the
article points out that it's not just one or two offensive comments
that put a blogger off blogging, for example, but a constant,
relentless attitude of attack.

It's one of the most disturbing trends in this whole 'web 2.0' thing.

Technology Tools

Information about Social Networks
About the Gender Divide


Alienating women from participation doesn't just affect the "gender
vs. gender" equality  issue - it affects diversity as a whole and
without diversity, we  all stand to fail.


best,
Karen Ellis

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