BlogHer

April 20, 2009 / 11:01 am • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier

Should conservative women go to BlogHer?
Do we need a genderized blog conference?

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  • http://www.lissakay.com/ LissaKay

    BlogHer leans pretty strong to the liberal/lefty side of the blogosphere. That’s why I chose not to go. I don’t have a problem at all with the idea of a conference for women bloggers though. I am hoping to go to a Blissdom conference someday.

  • http://technicalities.mu.nu Teresa

    Considering the incredible screeching we’d hear if there was such a thing as a “bloghim” conference – this event has been something I’ve found distasteful from the inception.

    Add to that the fact that I see no need for someone else to tell me how to blog and I think that covers my feelings for this gathering. I’ve managed about 4.5 years without their input so I think I have some idea of how to go about it.

    I know what it takes to be one of the big bloggers. I’ve met a few of them. It takes lots and lots of hard work and a continual focus on your blog to create a base of readers who refer to your work. I don’t put anywhere near enough time in for this nor do I feel the need to do so. I blog for myself and a few (very few) nice people who stop by to read my scribbling.

    It’s enough for me.

  • http://backyardconservative.blogspot.com/ Anne

    No, and no.

    Their premise is sexist.

  • http://melissaclouthier.com Dr. Melissa Clouthier

    It just seems to me that we’ve achieved equality. Women bloggers either succeed in the realm of all people or they don’t succeed.

  • http://www.lissakay.com/ LissaKay

    Does having “equality” mean that women have to give up fellowship with each other? While we should have equal rights, we are not the same as men. We are different, and have different needs and wants. Many women want to be able to get together with other women without having men around. There is nothing wrong with that, nor would there be anything wrong with men doing the same, if they should want to.

    Being equal does not mean being the same.

  • http://melissaclouthier.com Dr. Melissa Clouthier

    You’re right. Equal does not mean same. I guess I just don’t feel the need to fellowship with women bloggers exclusively when I have such fun when I meet up with ALL bloggers. At the different meetups over the past year, I’ve enjoyed the fellowship with men and women.

    And yes, I have special friendships with some women and men in the blog world, but gender has nothing to do with it.