Even in sites and spaces that are directed towards women, men are the dominant users. Women are frequently harassed by men on the Internet, or find it difficult writing about there private lives because they are embarrassed and afraid that men might criticize them. In her article, Camp describes a chat room that she belongs to that is only for women who are in the computer science profession or are studying science. The women obviously need to be very computer literate and smart in order to join the group. Camp states that the room is a place where the women can talk about how they feel, what they are doing at work, and anything dealing with computer science.
Most women use the room to get support when they are stressed and down.
I thought Camp s article was very interesting, but I did not agree with her idea. I think that it is okay to have a chat room for women, but to totally ban men from it is not okay and is unrealistic. Many of the women who use Systers talk about having children and other women problems. If a man is interested in hearing about what women have to go through mentally, physically, and socially then I feel that is good. Maybe after reading what women write he will better understand women and respect them more.