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Permalink Reply by Tedster on September 13, 2008 at 11:05pm

I wonder how much of it has to do with the Internet being male dominated, or if it is because men are socialized differently. Men are pretty combative when it comes to politics as atheism and religion is also political, which may turn off when woman. May be I am over speculating, but that is my sense.

Permalink Reply by Vitomama on September 14, 2008 at 5:53pm

Hey! I just got a 40+ friend of mine in New Orleans to join the A/N, so my next task is to get her HERE. I haven't been too active lately (many excuses), but you're still my only friends here in Tulsa, so I'm trying...

Permalink Reply by HotMess on September 14, 2008 at 10:40pm

Aww girl! We'll all be sure to nag you a lot more often!

Permalink Reply by Vitomama on September 14, 2008 at 5:55pm

By the way, her name is Alex Hafner, and ya'll will love her, so maybe if you bombard her board, you'll get some really good feedback...

Permalink Reply by beeky on September 16, 2008 at 11:31am

I'm raising two heathen daughters. My oldest is a member of A/N, so I'm doing my bit lol.
I know what you mean about cafemom, I get very nasty messages from loving followers of Christ that I don't even know. Are you a member of the Atheist parenting group?

Permalink Reply by Reality Activist on November 27, 2008 at 3:15pm

Over my six years of organizing atheist groups in the DC area, I have concluded that women have a harder time extracting themselves from belief systems because they are the focal point of the family. Unlike the father who works during the day, the wife deals with society on a family level. Since acceptance is a big part of being a part of the community, it isn't surprising that many women don't question their beliefs. Now, this might be changing with the younger generation.

Permalink Reply by HotMess on November 28, 2008 at 9:26pm

I agree that most Atheist mothers I know are much younger than I am, and often I just feel too old to go along with their stuff.

Permalink Reply by Stephen Goldin on March 5, 2009 at 7:14pm

Well, if I wanted to start a really vicious argument I could say that atheists tend to be people who think, which excludes a lot of women....

(boo, hiss)

I think it's really a combination of the fact that this is an older more mature group, plus online activity tends to be more of a male thing. I am noticing a goodly number of women joining who are less mature younger. Speaking as a devout heterosexual, I'd certainly like to see a lot more women around here.