I find this conference particulary interesting because of the large number of women we have in our classes. As I wrote to Elisa, this semester, my classes have about 80 students. Of those, about 95% are women. So, I am always interested in finding great examples for them to read and get to know online. It is a bit difficult in the field of public relations, re: women bloggers. Although women dominate the industry in numbers, they are out-numbered in this world of blogs.

It would be wonderful if we had such a conference, or even a group blog, of women in the PR/Marcom world. Don’t get me wrong, we have some great contributors to our MarcomBlog group experience. And, Tara Smith is a blessing there. Also, Elizabeth Albrycht has been kind and supportive, too.

If I were to be specific and identify ‘only’ PR bloggers, the number of them would probably be counted on one (maybe two) hands. Add Marcom/Marketing and Publicists and we might get up around 20, or so. Just guessing – haven’t counted lately. Note to Self: Dear, Self – Do that and post the count/blogroll here.

(UPDATE: And, I did. Here is the list. It is still in ‘development’ but I went through the 200 or so PR blogs and think I’ve found them all.)

So, I am watching the BlogHer Conference ’05 with interest.

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