I've been wondering lately about why there are so few women gurus. I'm wondering b/c you see all the male gurus helping each other out, doing JV's, etc but you never see 2 women teaming up to launch a product.

I've also been wondering why the male gurus never do JV's with women.

I'm wondering why the male gurus always use male imagery in their pitches so that whenever I consider purchasing a product, I always have to set my mind to ignore all that crap so I can get to the real offering. Has anyone else has felt this frustration?

Been wondering, too, about how the male gurus always reminisce about the conferences they go to, they invariably include details about how much they drink, party, etc. Is it kind of like what golfing was to business deals back in the day?

Any thoughts on this?

Please don't think that I am "anti-male-guru". I don't begrudge their success at all. I'm just wondering when we'll see more positive female role models in internet marketing.

Eunice

On the male imagery stuff: If I were to guess, male gurus simply find it easier to write as if they were pitching to another guy. They can more easily relate to male issues, male desires, etc.

In some ways it's probably smart if they know many if not most of their prospects will be guys. Then they can zero-in on the hot issues rather than watering down the pitch to make it more generic and less potentially offensive.

What I'm curious about is, are there few women gurus BECAUSE there are fewer women in IM in general, or are the ladies just a quiet bunch? If it's the former, why aren't more women getting into IM? Is it because of all that male imagery, or are they more turned off when they encounter what many see as the "smarmy, scammy" side of IM?

Oh, yeah, that does make sense that they would speak to the market in the way that they feel comfortable. And in fact, I find it kind of amusing from Frank Kern b/c he's authentically like that, imo. I think some of the Kern wanna-be's lay it on a little thick and it gets tiresome. Now, John Reese, he's never struck me as a super-macho. He's much more "buttoned-down" and I can relate to that and again, I guess b/c it's authentic.

I think that the women guru's are mainly lone rangers. If they get help, it seems they reach out to their male counterparts rather than other females but I can't figure out why.

I think women are well-represented in the IM group as far as numbers go. Maybe not as many as men but certainly enough to make a difference. They're just a quiet bunch. But, Why????? From looking at the male gurus, they all work together and partner up on projects. Women don't. I'm thinking of Rosalind Gardner, Audrey Kerwood, etc.



Eunice