Comments on: Where are all the Women in Web Design? http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/02/26/where-are-all-the-women-in-web-design/ Web design and that Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Fiona helping Women with Confidence http://meganmcdermott.com/2007/02/26/where-are-all-the-women-in-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-14511 Fiona helping Women with Confidence Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:20:39 +0000 http://www.meganmcdermott.com/2006/11/07/where-are-all-the-women-in-web-design/#comment-14511 I'd never really thought about the lack of women in web design! I think you're right, but it shouldn't be like that. I've recently been trying to help a friend design his website. He's a wedding musician and I found that his website was very short and to the point. Basically he was aiming at men - "here's what I do, get in touch to book!" Eventually I asked him whether most of his enquiries come from men or women. Of course it was women. I've rewritten most of his site but expanded it a bit. My favourite part is the top of his wedding music page... "Planning a wedding can be incredibly complicated, so why not make things easy for yourself and book one musician for the whole wedding? Job done!" Women can add a whole different element to webdesign, maybe talking around the subject more rather than being strictly factual. And yes, it is very difficult to get everything done around a family and other committments! Fiona I’d never really thought about the lack of women in web design! I think you’re right, but it shouldn’t be like that.

I’ve recently been trying to help a friend design his website. He’s a wedding musician and I found that his website was very short and to the point. Basically he was aiming at men – “here’s what I do, get in touch to book!”

Eventually I asked him whether most of his enquiries come from men or women. Of course it was women. I’ve rewritten most of his site but expanded it a bit. My favourite part is the top of his wedding music page…

“Planning a wedding can be incredibly complicated, so why not make things easy for yourself and book one musician for the whole wedding? Job done!”

Women can add a whole different element to webdesign, maybe talking around the subject more rather than being strictly factual.

And yes, it is very difficult to get everything done around a family and other committments!

Fiona

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