GirlGeeks.org: Dead, But Well-Preserved

GirlGeeks.org - a once popular site for women in the IT professions, is an abandoned, albiet well-preserved cyber-wreck. Although its home page looks up-to-date, it's clear that nobody's updated it for several years.

Check out its "GirlGeek of the Week" section. The last entry was in 2003. Check out its Community area and you'll see that the link to Girlgeek's forum is broken.

This seems insane, given that Girlgeeks.org, according to its "about" page, received a generous grant from the Markel Foundation to keep publishing.

Too bad, because women continue to be under-represented in the IT field, especially at the senior management level. Girlgeek.org could have done some good, if it hadn't given up the Ghost.