Comments on: Where are all the women? http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/ Just another WordPress site Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Claire MacDonald http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-71 Claire MacDonald Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-71 Hi Matthew,<br/><br/>Here is a link to some blogs from the team at Punch Communications - we have several female contributors on here. <br/><br/>http://www.punchcomms.com/punch-blog.html<br/><br/>I've also included the URL to my own PR blog.<br/><br/>http://punchcomms.blogspot.com/<br/><br/>Thanks,<br/>Claire Hi Matthew,

Here is a link to some blogs from the team at Punch Communications – we have several female contributors on here.

http://www.punchcomms.com/punch-blog.html

I’ve also included the URL to my own PR blog.

http://punchcomms.blogspot.com/

Thanks,
Claire

]]> By: Jill Tovey http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-70 Jill Tovey Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-70 Hi Matthew, here's a link to 10 Yetis PR blog, <br/><br/>http://www.10yetis.co.uk/public-relations/<br/><br/>Emma is one of the contributors on here, and a mighty good one at that!<br/><br/>(Am I biased? I work at 10 Yetis...)<br/><br/>Jilly Hi Matthew, here’s a link to 10 Yetis PR blog,

http://www.10yetis.co.uk/public-relations/

Emma is one of the contributors on here, and a mighty good one at that!

(Am I biased? I work at 10 Yetis…)

Jilly

]]> By: Ben Matthews http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-69 Ben Matthews Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-69 Although she doesn't strictly blog about PR (more shoes than anything...), Elle at Hotwire has a blog here:<br/><br/>http://www.almostalady.blogspot.com/<br/><br/>Also check out Emily's here (previously of Hotwire):<br/><br/>http://thoughts-on-everything.blogspot.com/<br/><br/>I'm sure there's loads more out there ;)<br/><br/>Ben Although she doesn’t strictly blog about PR (more shoes than anything…), Elle at Hotwire has a blog here:

http://www.almostalady.blogspot.com/

Also check out Emily’s here (previously of Hotwire):

http://thoughts-on-everything.blogspot.com/

I’m sure there’s loads more out there ;)

Ben

]]> By: Becky http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-68 Becky Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-68 Thanks for the link folks. I kind of missed the first blogging wave due to being on maternity leave and out of the picture for a year and since then it has been a mixture of time/energy and not wanting to do a half-arsed job that kept me away for so long. Thanks for the link folks. I kind of missed the first blogging wave due to being on maternity leave and out of the picture for a year and since then it has been a mixture of time/energy and not wanting to do a half-arsed job that kept me away for so long.

]]> By: Matthew Watson http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-67 Matthew Watson Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-67 @Sherrilynne Not sure I agree with the maternal issue but you could be right. Though I knows lots of young female PRs who don't have individual PR blogs or kids. <br/><br/>@Ellie<br/>Thanks for the links, have added them now. I know there are a lots of women bloggers, so maybe it's just that they don't solely blog about PR or write individual blogs. @Sherrilynne Not sure I agree with the maternal issue but you could be right. Though I knows lots of young female PRs who don’t have individual PR blogs or kids.

@Ellie
Thanks for the links, have added them now. I know there are a lots of women bloggers, so maybe it’s just that they don’t solely blog about PR or write individual blogs.

]]> By: ellielovell http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-66 ellielovell Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-66 Thanks for the mention Matt. <br/><br/>I can't argue with your point that there aren't many female bloggers in your list of the UK's top ten PR blogs - and i'm not sure why that is, but I do know that there are some great female PR bloggers, some that I have had the pleasure of working with...<br/><br/>Casey Leaver specialises in Internal Communications: http://caseyleaver.wordpress.com/<br/><br/>Tracy Playle has her own company blog for Pickle Jar Communications: http://picklejarcommunications.blogspot.com/<br/><br/>Heather Yaxley teaches the CIPR qualifications and lectures on PR at Bournemouth University: http://greenbanana.wordpress.com/<br/><br/>I could think of more but those are just a few off the top of my head.<br/><br/>I also agree that we are less geeky than you men-folk! ; ) Thanks for the mention Matt.

I can’t argue with your point that there aren’t many female bloggers in your list of the UK’s top ten PR blogs – and i’m not sure why that is, but I do know that there are some great female PR bloggers, some that I have had the pleasure of working with…

Casey Leaver specialises in Internal Communications: http://caseyleaver.wordpress.com/

Tracy Playle has her own company blog for Pickle Jar Communications: http://picklejarcommunications.blogspot.com/

Heather Yaxley teaches the CIPR qualifications and lectures on PR at Bournemouth University: http://greenbanana.wordpress.com/

I could think of more but those are just a few off the top of my head.

I also agree that we are less geeky than you men-folk! ; )

]]> By: Sherrilynne http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-65 Sherrilynne Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-65 Thanks for the hat tip guys? My theory? Women are just too busy juggling work and home. My kids have flown the coop so I have more bandwidth than many. Thanks for the hat tip guys? My theory? Women are just too busy juggling work and home. My kids have flown the coop so I have more bandwidth than many.

]]> By: Paul Stallard http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-64 Paul Stallard Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-64 I have been introduced to Becky McMichael's blog this week and it is well worth a visit as is Sherrilynne Starkie's comments on Strive Notes.<br/><br/>http://beckymcmichael.wordpress.com/<br/><br/>http://strivepr.com/notes/ I have been introduced to Becky McMichael’s blog this week and it is well worth a visit as is Sherrilynne Starkie’s comments on Strive Notes.

http://beckymcmichael.wordpress.com/

http://strivepr.com/notes/

]]> By: Matthew Watson http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-63 Matthew Watson Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-63 Hi Dan,I agree with you that there are a lot of female PRs contributing to company or group blogs. But why are so few writing their own blogs? I don't have the answer. Hi Dan,I agree with you that there are a lot of female PRs contributing to company or group blogs. But why are so few writing their own blogs? I don’t have the answer.

]]> By: Dan Leach http://www.fpte.co.uk/2008/08/12/where-are-all-the-women/#comment-62 Dan Leach Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.fpte.co.uk/?p=82#comment-62 You're on dodgy ground here Matthew. <br/><br/>I actually find that whilst there are very few female PRs with their own blogs there are a fair few that blog on company blogs. You’re on dodgy ground here Matthew.

I actually find that whilst there are very few female PRs with their own blogs there are a fair few that blog on company blogs.

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