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Originally Posted by Martian
But really, I don't see how a fifty-fifty gender distribution is inherently better than any other arbitrary ratio.
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I don't think it's necessarily better... I have no data from which to draw that assumption. But I am the type to always want more balance. And I do think that men and women often contribute substantively *different* perspectives, and that's a good thing... so I'd just like to see what that looks like. I'd like to hear more women's voices, more than the usual who are always talking (like me, lol).
The problem could also be that men are just more vocal/present in the forum, and women tend to keep to themselves for the most part. I notice this on polls where it asks for "if you are a man" vs "if you are a woman"... and there is a HUGE difference in how many people from each gender responds, even with a totally random topic. I have never known if this was a problem of actual numbers (e.g. less women members), or lurkers (e.g. same # of women, but they are more quiet than the men)... but I am leaning towards the former, in the absence of actual demographic info.