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I know what interests me but I wouldn't say I am a typical woman or could represent female opinion!  Plus it would also be presumptuous to assume that women are not at all interested in economics or 'male' topics and would rather only see shoe blogs instead.  

I do think that diaries that can touch on daily experiences are a way for non specialists to comment.  eg when you've discussed your experiences of dealing with your child's school, or when people have talked about their experience of healthcare.

It is a shame ephemera didn't stick around.  And hopefully when Sassafras is back on form we'll see her on occasion again.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 02:46:52 PM EST
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I absolutely disagree that it is either wind energy or shoes. There's all sorts of stuff in between ;-)


You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 02:53:17 PM EST
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i miss eternalcityblues...

i know she's reading, but i hope she/you has/have more time soon to comment more, lovely photodiaries too.

deAnander too

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 04:59:03 PM EST
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and amanda2006, Sassafras, Gaianne....

Where is Izzy, stormy....???

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Fri Oct 17th, 2008 at 05:27:09 PM EST
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I wouldn't say I am a typical woman or could represent female opinion

Is that what this is about?

You're a woman and you regularly write about your life and about issues of inequality. I don't think much more can be asked of you. I don't think the answer is to come up with some sort of composite portrait of the average woman and her interests and then go and find someone to write diaries matching those interests. Or is it?

"Women's topics" is whatever it is that women discuss (yes, it sounds like circular reasoning but it is not). Therefore the way to get more women's topics on the site is for the existing women on the site to lead more discussions in it. And a diary is just that, an excuse for group discussion.

You said elsewhere it's not as simple as just writing more, but there is no other way.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 09:23:14 AM EST
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You could add your issues about this focus because it's not either, or.  For a male to give the female solution, or viceversa, is too easy.  There is always more than one way.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 01:51:30 PM EST
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In this medium there is no other way that to write diaries and comments because that's all that the medium is. (Well, you can embed pictures and youtubes in your diaries and comments but that hardly affects my point)

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 01:56:18 PM EST
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That's for your third sentence. I don't understand the other two. Can you explain what you mean?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 02:01:05 PM EST
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