http://www.mormonlife.com/tag/Patriarchy Mormon Life - Patriarchy tag http://www.mormonlife.com/story/67572-mormon-blogging-and-the-good-ole-boys-club http://www.mormonlife.com/story/67572-mormon-blogging-and-the-good-ole-boys-club Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:36:00 -0700 <div> source: bycommonconsent.com </div> <i class="ml_blurb">Mormon Life says: What do you think: Does Mormon blogging sometimes inadvertently reinforces patriarchy?</i> In September 2006 NPR ran a story on a study of numbers of women in academia (or lack thereof), particularly science. Maria Zuber, commenting on the study, made good points that I think are also pertinent to the structure of the Bloggernacle and the conversations we have. Firstly, the tendency in academia is to, as Zuber put it, “stay close to shore.” Academics tend to recognize excellence if it looks like their own work. Likewise bloggers tend to read the kind of content and join the discussions they themselves like to produce, and think those are the best conversations to have.