Comments on: Girls, Girls, Girls. Examining the “chick factor” in PR http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/girls-girls-girls-examining-the-chick-factor-in-pr/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:19:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Greg Smith http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/girls-girls-girls-examining-the-chick-factor-in-pr/#comment-16151 Greg Smith Sat, 10 May 2008 22:19:56 +0000 http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/?p=819#comment-16151 I'll be joining the debate (again) Bill. And for anyone interested, my PhD Thesis (2007) was on this very topic. See the results at my website and download the entire 100,000 words at http://people.aapt.net.au/~net/study I’ll be joining the debate (again) Bill. And for anyone interested, my PhD Thesis (2007) was on this very topic. See the results at my website and download the entire 100,000 words at http://people.aapt.net.au/~net/study

]]> By: Jen Zingsheim http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/girls-girls-girls-examining-the-chick-factor-in-pr/#comment-16147 Jen Zingsheim Fri, 09 May 2008 15:04:45 +0000 http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/?p=819#comment-16147 I'm really looking forward to what your students have suggested. I find the imbalance troubling on several levels, and would love to see more equitable numbers. At the PR firm I worked for, my practice group was one of the few with a significant number of men in it: Public Affairs. Of course, PA practices draw talent from politics, which is a male-dominated profession. I also have hopes that the increasing role of technology in PR (all of the web 2.0 tools out there) will attract more men into the profession. Again, looking forward to examining the "chick factor"! Jen I’m really looking forward to what your students have suggested. I find the imbalance troubling on several levels, and would love to see more equitable numbers.

At the PR firm I worked for, my practice group was one of the few with a significant number of men in it: Public Affairs. Of course, PA practices draw talent from politics, which is a male-dominated profession. I also have hopes that the increasing role of technology in PR (all of the web 2.0 tools out there) will attract more men into the profession.

Again, looking forward to examining the “chick factor”!

Jen

]]> By: Bill Sledzik http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/girls-girls-girls-examining-the-chick-factor-in-pr/#comment-16144 Bill Sledzik Thu, 08 May 2008 17:58:34 +0000 http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/?p=819#comment-16144 Agreed. And it's a problem for those professions, too. Agreed. And it’s a problem for those professions, too.

]]> By: Breeze http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/girls-girls-girls-examining-the-chick-factor-in-pr/#comment-16143 Breeze Thu, 08 May 2008 17:49:15 +0000 http://toughsledding.wordpress.com/?p=819#comment-16143 Well, I'll be interested to see what is the latest take on this. I'm still unconvinced that this is any more of a problem for PR than it is for, say, nursing or elementary education. Well, I’ll be interested to see what is the latest take on this. I’m still unconvinced that this is any more of a problem for PR than it is for, say, nursing or elementary education.

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