Women Are Half of All Bloggers—But Media Aren’t Noticing

How is it that 800 women bloggers can attend a conference -- the largest gathering of women bloggers ever -- to talk about what's most important to women in the blogosphere - including what issues they want the candidates to get behind in order to get their votes -- and the major media doesn't take notice? Joanne Bamberger (aka Pundit Mom) at the Huffington Post and Jennifer Posner at the Women's Media Center argue that there is inherent bias on the part of the major media, especially given how much they are frothing over Yearly Kos, taking place just one week later in the same city. They make an excellent point.

Comments

[Sue]

Maybe it's because they are too scared to really listen.

Firstly, they might have to do something about it!

Secondly, they don't want to admit all these women are right!

[ann adams]

Right on, Sue.

If you had 800 at BlogHer, just think how many of us there are who couldn't make it.

[mikell]

What could happen if all women bloggers found a common ground and found the voice that could move our country in the way our"fore fathers " did?..Would that leadership and unity of purpose allow the women of America to finally take their place as equals ...or fore moms?????I hear it was a very challenging and dynamic Chicago conference. Cheers

[MammaLoves]

My question is how do we get their attention?

It's infuriating!

[Cynthia Samuels]

It seems to me that many of the Yearly Kos people TALK TALK TALK and we women bloggers listen listen listen. Not as fashionable or macho but far more productive.

[RookieMom Heather]

It's an interesting conundrum. We want to have a voice (which we do) and we want to have it heard, but something tells me that traditional media might not represent us as we wish.

Just thinking out loud here.