To think most women are on Mumsnet?

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I often wonder how many people I know are on here. I’ve been on here 7 years now but have never told anyone. When I first joined, I thought it probably wasn’t that popular and I could easily post without anyone recognising me however now I often see and hear it mentioned in the media, even endorsements on food packaging.

I think the majority of people have issues and problems with their lives and whilst talking to friends about these issues is okay, it’s not always impartial and if you have a real dilemma of a sensitive nature for instance, a good canvas of impartial opinions is surely valuable.

Also, sometimes you just need a bitch/ moan about friends and family members and to know whether you’re being unreasonable and it’s nice to know that you can anonymously vent!

AIBU to think that due to all the above, and the fact that there’s so much parenting, lifestyle, health, beauty advice etc that MOST women must be on here, browsing these forums?

I think there is a really varied lot of people on here. I’m in my twenties with no kids and no intentions of ever having them, but I came here for some Mum advice once a few months back and now come here constantly to see what’s going on

Maybe not most women but I think it’s pretty common to come and have a nosey

No idea if most women are on mn,on balance it’s statistically unlikely it’s most women . Certainly a lot though
The anonymity of mn is what is appealing, as the response elicited isn’t influenced by friendship, or prior knowledge of you. You get a straight up response
As an aside I must take issue with phraseology sometimes you just need a bitch/ moan about friends and family members Women having and expressing opinion is not moaning or bitching. It minimises and belittle valid opinion. I also loathe bitchfestas a description

I don't know if any of my friends or acquaintances are on here.

My family or friends have never mentioned being on here.

I’m the only one in my group to use Mumsnet.

However I am also the only one in my group to not be part of a Facebook group for Hinchers, parenting, veganism and other dietary groups.

Seriously doubt it. Whenever I've made passing mention to people I know I've been met with blank looks. But then most of us aren't mums, so few will have dared breach the citadel.

I'm the only one of my lot, I think, including my married-with-kids friends. I'm 30 with no kids.

I don’t think this is the right place to ask.

First rule of mumsnet,is you don’t discuss mumsnet

According to their marketing blurb they have 10m unique users a month. Assuming most are women, most are UK and most between 18-65 then it’s probably around 25% of women...
But I have only ever met about 5 people who admit to it.

I don't think i know anyone IRL who's on here.

Occasionally i see or hear people who i think fit the personality of regulars here and i wonder ...

Wasn't there a scarf or something once which MNs would wear?

I’m not a mum FWIW. As said in my OP, I haven’t told anyone IRL that I frequent this forum and in fact, it was mentioned to me once by someone at work and I deliberately looked blank and said ‘oh I don’t think I know that forum.’

I guess what I’m trying to say is that people not mentioning Mumsnet may be deliberate. If you do post on here and would like some anonymity then broadcasting that you’re on here to your group of friends probably wouldn’t be very wise.

That’s why I think more women in our peer groups are probably on here than we think.

I've often wondered how many people I know are on here. I can't imagine them posting on Mumsnet, but then they'd probably be surprised to know I do as well. I also wonder how many people have read a post knowing it was about them Must happen from time to time!

Haha, yes there was an polyster tiger print scarf that would make Kat slater blush
Fucking ghastly and gained the accolade of being mn scarf

There's only somewhere between 1 million and 2 million account holders and lots of those will be duplicates or dormant. So, no, I don't think most women are on Mumsnet.

There must be a lot of unregistered lurkers then if they have 10m unique users a month!
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I know lots of my real life friends are here. I don’t know that it’s most women, though. I expect to be here for feminist chat/company long after I’m done raising children.

3bn females in the world...10mn users... probably not most women then?

Most women where? In the UK? In Europe? In the world?

Don't think so though.

I’ve often wondered this. No one I know had ever mentioned mumsnet. I’m 50 and know lots of people.

Sorry, by ‘most women’ I guess I mean women between the ages of about 25-65 in the U.K.

Maybe most is an exaggeration but I think you’d have to have been living in a cave for the last 10 years to not know of Mumsnet or have stumbled across it whilst googling something (which is what happened to me) or something.

Interesting question. I have asked most of the women I know if they go on MN and they have all said no. I believe them too, because they are surprised/intrigued when I mention some of the themes in threads.
There are a lot of women in the world.

I would have thought most people haven't even heard of it.

Most of my friends are mums - I'm not - but when I mention the latest thing I've read on here (and how useful it can be to read of others experiences) they look at me as though I'm quite mad.

But maybe they are being furtive...

I dont think many of my RL friends are on here.