Some Say, 'I Am Not a "Woman Blogger'"

There's a really interesting conversation going on at Creating Passionate Users by Kathy Sierra, who proclaims "I am not a "woman blogger."  She notes an important distinction about who she is. She is "one who blogs (among many other things)"...and by the way, happens to be a woman. I loved that she notes what she is not...

• She writes code, but she is not a programmHer.
• She writes tech books, but she is not a writeHer.
• She is NOT a skiHer, a skateboardHer or a runHer.

There is a flurry of posts right now as a result of the 2006 BlogHer Conference and thanks to Converstations which listed some of Mike Sansome's favorite blogs (who happen to be by women).

The comments posted are really interesting and I had to join in on the conversation as an extension to my prior post, What It Means to Be A BlogHer.

My comments on Kathy's post read:
"You know your post really made me think. I don't mind being called out as a BlogHer or a GeekGirl because it is a "part" of who I am. I think these labels can connect and somewhat define us in a very broad and sometimes anonymous network of connections. If women (who blog) don't want to be identified as "bloghers," but want to be identified by the other attributes that they are passionate about, eventually there will be a category, community or label that people will identify with and adopt as their own. Working in information design, I am always looking for ways for groups to intuitively understand how groups (of information) are connected. In the blogosphere, it seems inevitable that categorization and other labelling is evolving to create niches, conversations, and aggregate communities. For me, I accept labels that define me and that help to connect me to others who share similiar or connected interests passions or otherwise."

I strongly enourgage you to check this post out and engage in the conversation. I'll be interested in seeing what you think here or on her post.

By Heather D

Comments

[Marilyn]

I had to go post on Kathy's site, although what I had to say probably only made sense to me. I did find something interesting tonight. On the news this evening, there was an item called "Girls Gone Wired" about how women own as much techno toys as boys do, and how they'd even rather have new electronic gadgets than a diamong necklace!

Read the item from Digg: http://digg.com/gadgets/Girls_Gone_Wired