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youmeanupthere
Oct 22, 2002, 11:30 PM
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I'm curious about how a ladies night or a seminar for women at a gym would be received by the ladies??
It wouldn't be intended to be a pick up place like a bar (although understanding men leads one to conclude that it will eventually become that one way or another) but rather a way to introduce a sport to the ladies in a city where very few participate. Or maybe there is a better way to peak the interests of new female climbers
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jt512
Oct 23, 2002, 2:56 AM
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We had this for a while at the gym I go to. The class was taught by a woman. It didn't go over big, but it may not have been promoted well.
-Jay
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katydid
Oct 23, 2002, 12:32 PM
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Do you have any college-type organizations in your town? If so, that would be the place to publicize, especially in the Women's Studies, Dance, Rec and Leisure, and Kinesiology departments. Also in the Club Sports office, the Women's Centre, the Women's Law Symposium-thing (it may have a different name) and any other organizations for women in male-dominated majors. And anywhere that little hippie-wanna-be types hang out.
If you want to get women out to climb (who aren't friends who have joined you so you'll stop bugging them to come out ), you've got to publicize pretty big. Put together a press release that covers who-what-where-when-why-how. Try to get a reporter at your local newspaper interested in covering you. See if you can get a cover story on the sports page (pretty hard to do at this point, with the World Series, football, hockey, and pre-season basketball eating space), or (normally I would object to this, but you're trying to be seen) see if you can get a spot in the "Life"/"Entertainment" sections. Human interest stories can get people involved.
Also, find out if your local TV and radio stations do public service announcements (PSA's), and find out whom to contact TV-wise to see if you can get a wee blurb on the noon and/or evening news, or on a local morning show, if they have one.
For all your local media, call the receptionist and find out who your contact person should be, so you don't end up talking to the wrong person. If you can find an email address, you can email them, then follow up in voice mail to make sure they got the message.
You'll have to be persistent, especially your first time out. Be polite, be excited about the project you want publicized, and don't let them blow you off. Leave messages saying that you haven't heard back, and that you'll call back in a few hours if you haven't heard anything -- then do it. Basically bug them until they give you a story so you'll leave 'em alone.
Good luck!
Kate
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just_me
Oct 23, 2002, 10:20 PM
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Check out this site about the Madison Women’s Climbers. They are an informal networking group.
http://sun.trace.wisc.edu/mwc/
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