More Girls Than Guys Online

Women outnumber men online, and it's likely to stay that way. *Pause for applause and cheering* WHOOOOOOOOOO!

Yes folks, it's true! Girls now outnumber guys on the internet by about 6 MILLION users! The table's are turning and I like it! Anyone who knows me knows I'm so not a feminist and I get really annoyed at the hairy, masculine girls who get all hard up about this kind of stuff, but this is the one time I'll be stepping out of character to scream WHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GO GIRLS!

According to eMarketer, female usage of the internet in the U.S. has risen 12.4 per cent since 2000, compared with 3.2 per cent for males.eMarketer estimates that there will be an estimated 97.2 million female Internet users ages 3 and older in 2007, or 51.7% of the total online population. In 2011, 109.7 million US females will go online, amounting to 51.9% of the total online population.

Schools need to do everything in their power to push this further. THE INTERNET IS NOT JUST FOR GEEKY GUYS, THERE ARE GEEKY GIRLS TOO AND IT'S TIME TO LEARN! Schools need to teach girls about code, designing websites, graphic design, blogging, rss feeds, torrents, and all major sites like youtube, wikipedia, filehippo, and all those damn social network sites. Only 66 per cent of the estimated 97.2 million females online watch videos, compared with 78 per cent of the 90.9 million men.

The author of the eMarketer report said the change in demographics could affect trends in content and usage of the web.

"For girls who have grown up with technology, there is no significant gender gap in internet usage," said eMarketer senior analyst Debra Aho Williamson. "The rise of activities that are particularly appealing to young females, such as social networking, will result in even greater usage."

More Women Online [eMarketer via Slashdot] - [Gizmodo]