gender and computing

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bitchphd.blogspot.com had a series of postings on this in February and 
March (around the same time as the Summers fiasco) and mentioned 
intending to do some research on the matter.
Claire

Janet Holmes wrote:
> I would recommend contacting Susan Herring who has worked in this area
> from gender perspective though I am not sure if she has focussed on
> blogging in particular
> 
> Susan Herring (herring at steel.ucs.indiana.edu)
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Janet 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caroline macafee [mailto:c.macafee at ABDN.AC.UK] 
> Sent: Monday, 12 September 2005 8:04 a.m.
> To: FLING at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Subject: gender and computing
> 
> I am involved in a research project on women and blogging. It is
> suggested that women participate in this medium at a higher level than
> in other forms of computer-mediated communication, but that they are
> less likely to use it in the original web logging (filter blogging)
> function (where the blogger makes brief comments on sites to which links
> are given), and more likely to use blogging for a personal journal (as
> do many males, especially younger ones). There has been some hostility
> between the two sub-communities of bloggers, which has got tangled up
> with American gender politics.
> 
> I am interested in looking at this area from the point of view of gender
> differences in styles of communication, and I would very much like to
> hear from, or be put in contact with, anyone who may be working in the
> same, or a similar, area.
> 
> With thanks
> 
> Dr Caroline Macafee
> 
> ------------
> caroline macafee
> c.macafee at abdn.ac.uk
>