Why Do Men Share Their Creative Work Online More Than Women?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain on Tuesday, June 24th 2008   

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A recent Northwestern University study has a surprising results – substantially more men are likely to share their online than women even though both genders engage in at essentially equal rates.

Even more surprising – the researchers think that’s … unfair.

Overall, almost two-thirds of men reported posting their work online while only half of women reported doing so. When Eszter Hargittai, assistant professor of communication studies at Northwestern University, and Northwestern’s Gina Walejko controlled for self-reported digital literacy and Web know-how, however, they found that actually posted their material about equally.

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Written by: Pradeep Mamgainis a VFX Educator at Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects, Gurgaon Haryana, India. He writes Visual Effects, Post and Dynamics tutorials using various CG Packages. He is founder of the websites CGSutra.com and Aniquito.com.
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