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Pleasure and Pain on Blog Talk Radio

Started by Whitney Hess · 10 months ago

Huge thanks goes to Liz for alerting me to the fact that Pleasure and Pain, in particular the post I Am Not A Woman Blogger, was mentioned briefly on BlogWorld Expo’s show on Blog Talk Radio yesterday.
Tim Turner and Rick (?) hosted yesterday’s edition of BlogWorl ... Continue reading »

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Samantha
11 months ago

I think it's fantastic your blog was mentioned because your points inspired quite a discussion in comments and twitter. The more I think about it, the more I realize I feel somewhat pressured to join woman-centric organizations to enhance my career. Personally, I've never felt like being a woman held me back and so joining other women for networking and education seemed unnecessary. I want to talk to others in my field, not just women. I want to join a professional "persons" group and being a usability analyst without being a "woman usability analyst".

The more I thought about it, the more I began to wonder... are there groups for men in female-dominated roles? How do they feel about this?

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