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Title: Looking for Geek Women websites


I'm looking for websites that:

* Don't suggest that women gamers don't exist, or women sci-fi geeks don't exist (or if they do, they aren't very serious about it).
* Don't try to suggest that women have limited roles in geekdom.  For instance, suggesting that most women prefer casual games to long-form games, or that it's fine to be interested in comic books because we need more sexy cosplay people at conventions, or that geek girls are pretty much obligated to be interested in fanfiction.  (not that those aren't good things, but geek guys aren't presumed to have specific narrow interests)
* Avoid subtle sexism, like suggesting that women who work in tech jobs probably aren't as proficient as their male counterparts.

The goal isn't to find sites that are like "normal sites, but with more pink", it's to find sites that treat women the same as any other geek out there, rather than folks with our own special category.

Geek websites I like:

* [The Mary Sue](http://www.themarysue.com/)
* [Geek Girls Network](http://geekgirlsnetwork.com/) and [podcast](http://geekgirls.libsyn.com/)
* [Geek Feminism Blog](http://geekfeminism.org/)
* [Geek Girls Rule](http://www.geekgirlsrule.net/) and [podcast](http://sirriamnicast.libsyn.com/)
* [Geek Girl Con](http://www.geekgirlcon.com/), in Seattle in October
* *[list of some others](http://paperlined.org/apps/+gender/websites/geek_women.html)*

Do you know of other decent sites like this?




I'm looking for geek women websites.  I don't mean "normal sites, but with more pink", I mean geek communities that treat women the same as any other geek out there, rather than folks with our own special category.  Sites that don't presume that women can't be serious gamers, serious sci-fi fans, or serious comic book fans. Sites that avoid "subtle" sexism.  Sites that don't stereotype/pigeonhole women.

Sites that don't presume women are limited only to casual games, sexy cosplayer outfits, and fanfiction.  (not that there's anything wrong with those, but guys aren't automatically presumed to be interested only in small slices of geekdom)

Some websites I like:

* [The Mary Sue](http://www.themarysue.com/)
* [Geek Girls Network](http://geekgirlsnetwork.com/) and [podcast](http://geekgirls.libsyn.com/)
* [Geek Feminism Blog](http://geekfeminism.org/)
* [Geek Girls Rule](http://www.geekgirlsrule.net/) and [podcast](http://sirriamnicast.libsyn.com/)
* [Geek Girl Con](http://www.geekgirlcon.com/), in Seattle in October
* *[a list of some others](http://paperlined.org/apps/+gender/websites/geek_women.html)*

Do you know of other decent sites like this?