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Does how write betray our gender (biases)?

By Christopher Annunziata

Apparently so, says GenderAnalyzer.com.  Just plug in your blog’s URL and their “artificial intelligence” will determine whether your blog was written by a man or a woman.  According to them, there is a 63% chance that my blog is written by a man.  Quite amazing actually, since I do shave my legs*, which make up about 34% of my body….

Plug in your favorite dispute resolution blog.  You may be surprised by some of the results.

Read more after the jump.

I assume by now that you’ve plugged in your own blog or your ADR favorite blog and found the results somewhat odd.

Can these discrepancies be dismissed as hokey internet fluff or is something deeper going on?  Do people that write about topics historically dominated by masculine personalities, say, negotiation, adopt writing styles that suit their audience?  Or is this simply a viral tool designed to get people to click through to the main site?

Between you, me and the stapler, I think it’s a load of crap.

*I know you are wondering.  I shave my legs because I’m a cyclist. Don’t ask.  I’m not sure why I did it.  Shortly after I started shaving, though, I got the sudden urge to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, buy a hybrid, and drink Starbucks…..

Full post as published by CKA Mediation and Arbitration Services Blog on November 19, 2008 (boomark / email).