I told her I'd never done it before, but would be thrilled to. After a week with Frontpage, I had designed my first website. I'd also strung together Blogger.com blogs as my first portfolio. Over the years, I've taught myself with a huge thanks to the internet. Do You Think There is a Lack of Female Web Designers? Yes. Not that there aren't many - there are. But they're probably not doing the right things to put their work out there. The men, as always are better at taking chances / risks when it comes to stuff like career & work. Have You Ever Experienced Any Negativity or Sexism Being in This Industry? Oh yes. From a very overt married-with-kids venture capitalist making his move to a client who told me I'd get the job only if I attended a 'meeting' with him at a hotel for two days and even clients who routinely look to the door expecting a senior 'man' to follow right in my footsteps. On the flip side, it's awesome working with other women and I've had great male clients too. Do You Think Female Designers Have Advantages Over Their Male Counterparts? Sure, if they choose to be slutty, they'd land every damn job. But that would be risky. See my reply above. Otherwise I think there are loads of men designers who are uber talented. Male/female shouldn't be the criteria to decide who produces better designers. Women tend to mull more than required - think