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Women Now Outnumber Men Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hello-ladies dept.

miller60 writes "There are now more American women than men using the Internet, according to a new study from the Pew Center on the Internet and American Life on gender and use of the Net. While a slightly larger percentage of men than women are online (68 percent vs 66 percent), the larger population of American women tips the balance. Other findings: younger women and black women outpace their male peers by larger margins than the wider population."

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  1. Using the Internet Differently by StonePiano · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check this BBC article.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4555370.stm
    Apparently men and women use the Internet for different priorities.

    Could this suggest that there is actually a difference in the genders?
    The mystery thickens...