An article from The Guardian talking about women who blog about politics (and those who don't), and their experiences about it...Here's a snipit...
The internet is an unfriendly place for women wanting to write about politics. Ros Taylor asks why - while we profile the British bloggers daring to speak out.
When Polly Toynbee asked the readers of the Guardian's Comment is free blog why she and her fellow contributors were the target of so much abuse, "BollockstoBlair" got in the first heckle on the comments section. "Give it a rest, love - time of the month is it?" he wrote, adding "Just kidding" and the semi-colon and bracket that denote a grin and a wink.
Read that how you will - teasing provocation or blatant misogyny - it is not a riposte that would ever be hurled at a male blogger. And such comments might well be having a detrimental effect on would-be female commentators. Because, while women are now blogging in increasing numbers, very few write about politics.
posted by Netwoman @ 1:24 PM
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