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Men, Women Online in Almost Equal Numbers, Use Web Differently

The proportion of women to men who go online has mostly evened out, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, but their actions on the web remain very different: men are more likely to look at weather and news sites, download music, and find financial information, while women seek health and medical info, email, and look up directions, Mediapost writes. The report, titled “How Women and Men Use the Internet,” shows that 68 percent of men are internet users versus 66 percent of women.

A Pew study in March of 2000 showed that 49 percent of men and 44 percent of women were online.

Some 52 percent of men currently use broadband at home, while only 48 percent of women do.