Leslie over at the fabulous 27 and Frugal PF blog brought to my attention an incredibly ignorant, sexist post over at Dinks Finance. While I’m not going to give them the backlink, I’m sure you very smart readers will figure out which one it is.
The “writer” claimed to have Googled “Personal Financial Blogs” and all she got were male-run PF blogs. Let’s see, when *I* put in the same query, the first link that comes up is Wisebread’s comprehensive personal finance blogs list — and hey, a good portion of them are woman-run.
I’m not naive — I know the Internet isn’t all puppies and rainbows – but I expect a personal finance writer to do a little due diligence and properly research the topic s/he is writing about. I’m sure this was just a quick, one-off post, to write something for the sake of getting something up and getting a bit of a pop. Link bait, so to speak. It’s definitely stirred up attention, but for all the wrong reasons.
I think we ‘invisible’ female personal finance bloggers should make sure we spend a little more time checking out female-only blogs and promoting them. Maybe I’ll start a women-PF’ers-only blog carnival. Your thoughts, ladies?
In honor of that ridiculous post, I declare today’s Penny Frugalista round-up to be all about the women. There are so many more great female bloggers out there, but here’s just a taste. Cheers!
This Week’s Attention-Getters
Leslie at 27 and Frugal celebrates the blog’s 1st birthday
In the Throes of Unemployment at Girl With the Red Balloon
Life After the CPA Exam at Blonde and Balanced
How Will You Earn That Raise? at A Gai Shan Life
Being Your Own Boss is Not the Only Answer at Fabulously Broke in the City
Not So Anonymous Anymore at Give Me Back My Five Bucks
Splurge a Little On Yourself at Money Crush
Turn Your Clutter Into Cash at Couple Money
Calculating the College Graduate’s Course of Action at Funny About Money
Do Schools Have a Responsibility to Teach Us Personal Finance? at Well-Heeled Blog
Shopping for Fruit and Veg: 6 Money-Saving Tips at Miss Thrifty
Plastic Wars: Credit or Debit Card? at Money Funk
Should I Refinance My Mortgage? at Ultimate Money Blog
Penny Frugalista on the Web
Link love (Powered by nachos and simple human decency) at Musings of an Abstract Aucklander
Penny, I love it! I have been meaning to begin link-round-up posts and this is perfect motivation. There is so much insight on personal finance out there and reading both gender perspectives can really help to learn a lot! I had not noticed until I read Dink’s post that most of the pf blogs I read are written by females. This perspective is much more relate-able to me and has definitely been a huge help in my learning of personal finance. Of course I read male writer’s as well but would never call the personal finance blog world male dominated by any means.
@Leslie: I think there is a gender divide when it comes to PF — the ladies are writing about scrimping, saving, and paying off debt, and how PF fits into our lives. The guys tend to stick to the investing stuff and leave their personal lives out of their writing.
You are a genius. I love the link round up (will click on every one except mine of course!)
I do kind of see their point however. I mean, the top 3 individual and “professional” bloggers that come to mind are all men. :\
That being said, can you email me? http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/contact-me/
I’d like to see if you’re interested in something
@Everyday Minimalist: I know the guys come up first, but to say there aren’t any female PF bloggers is ridiculous. Perhaps she should have qualified it with “highly ranked” blogs by female PF’ers, but somehow I don’t think that was her point. Will email you!
Wow, somehow I’ve missed you on my Yakezie list. I just rectified that, and added you to my google reader, etc.
No women pf bloggers? P-shaw. I’m not even going to bother checking out that post and giving them an added page load. But you’ve got me thinking of how I DO feel like a bit of a minority in this niche sometimes, and I would be very interested in supporting a round-up/community of Women Who Blog About Money if you were to start one.
@Jolyn: I also feel that way. I’ve got some brainstorming to do!
@Jolyn: Thanks for the add. This is my 2nd blog, separate from Rainy-Day Saver (confusing, I know).
Great round up! I’ve noticed an up-tick in female bloggers in personal finance. There are plenty of great personal finance blogs out there, male and female.
I think the Google search had more to do with blogs putting out great content for years. Well, at least the post has gotten people talking.
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Eh? What’s all the fuss about? Haven’t been able to read the post.
For all anybody knows, I’m a woman too!
Woman power!
Samantha
@Sam”antha”: You are most definitely not a woman — we don’t use the word “fuss” to talk about things that get us fired up. That’s a word men use when they think women are overreacting.
Love this, lady! The very first PF blog I ever read was Well Heeled!
She’s the one who got me hooked. I’d support a female bloggers community deal. We need to band together and get some recognition! 
I do think there’s more visibility of female PF bloggers than just last year.
I remember Funny About Money’s post not long ago about the glass ceiling. Quite an interesting discussion in the comments.
@Kay Lynn: Yep, I read that post, too. Funny most definitely hit the nail on the head there.
I was disappointed with their post as well and linked them to a wisebread post with a list of top female PF bloggers. Notice this isn’t the top 100 list, but the top FEMALE list. http://www.wisebread.com/the-complete-list-of-personal-finance-blogs-by-women
Thanks for including my post in your list
I wasn’t able to read the post you’re referring to, but it seems like there are a lot of PF bloggers out there now who are women. 4 years ago it seemed to be less, but then again more people years ago were posting anonymously (I was) and people would often just assume I was a man. So who knows!
@Jackie: Looks like the entire site is down. It was just a ridiculous statement backed up with the claim (if I remember correctly) that most women aren’t involved in finances.
YES! I have talked to some people about a women-only carnival! Not to leave men out, but to showcase the awesomeness of women bloggers. I would definitely help you set it up if you like!
Thanks for the link!
[...] The Penny Frugalista offers Posts That Piqued My Interest: “Boy, Am I Steamed” Edition [...]
Nicole, I love this round up and the comments! I will need to check out this dramatic shout out on DINKS. And those are some great posts. I’d be more than happy to participate with a female PF carnival.
The female PF blogs are definitely becoming noticable. I think they’ve always been there. they are just learning to get their voice heard. And its great. Because like you pointed out, women approach their fianances differently.
Kudos!
You know, a women only carnival would be interesting. Let’s see if we can get this going.