What is Search Analytics Training for GIRLS! all about....

2008-06-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hi. My name's Nikki Rae. Nice to meet you.

So what is the purpose of this site?

Well firstly, it is not an anti-men SEO website (God forbid!). I have developed it because of the struggles I have had to deal with in learning technical concepts and techniques in a predominantly male environment during my school, university years and beyond....

It is based around three things that I've noted in my past:

1) When I was studying my Degree in Computer Science at Sussex University, I often understood what female teachers/lecturers were trying to get across faster and easier than my male teachers/lecturers. In particular, I would like to recognise Professor Rose Luckin.
Rose had a tendency to describe concepts in terms of cookery e.g. components were ingredients etc. which I could relate to rather than parts of a car engine such as male lecturers may have used.

Conclusion: This led me to believe that often (not in all cases) women can describe concepts to women using appropriate anecdotes and concepts and vice versa for men.

2) I was blessed to have a fantastic Maths teacher for my later years at Mascalls Secondary School - Ms. Gillian Leahy. In a predominantly male class full (what seemed to me) of guys that instantly understood each taught concept with no question, she took the time to go through stuff with me and ensure that I understood what was going on. She explained that she had felt what I felt whilst learning the topic. Whilst a brilliant teacher, she admitted that she was not a 'natural' maths genius and had, had to work very hard to get where she was. Compare this with some of my other 'natural' genius maths teachers, who could not understand why something did not make sense to me as it was soooooooooooo simple!! I felt lost....

Conclusion: The people that have had to work hard to understood a subject and got it, make the best teachers as they can understand why you do not and will think of many, many different ways of broaching a subject until they find a scenario which works for you.

3) I remember reading one of my sister, Michelle Rae's essays and she had drawn flowers all the way across the top of the paper. It was a technical essay. I asked her why she had done that and she said that she found it a difficult topic and to make the essay less intimidating, she drew 'nice' things on it.

Conclusion: Pulling concepts into your own reality can make things less intimidating.

So, please don't find the site offensive or patronising. It is aimed both at professionals and students. Please also feel free to respond to this blog or to contribute to the site.