I think there are likely more women on Etsy for the reason that 9 of the most common 10 first names among customers of Bingo Card Creator are female and the last one is ambiguous: women and men like different things.
This does not strike me as demonstrating men's superior skill in finding renumerative activities. It is highly likely that 95%+ of the startups here are started by men. Most, like I suspect most Etsy sellers, will never have a single customer.
Incidentally, by any quantitative measure selling software works better than selling handicrafts, but of people who start a sideline in either field the overwhelming majority will not see amazing things. I also think it is quite unlikely that most people are in it with a serious plan to replace their day job -- mostly true here and, e.g., the Business of Software boards as well.
I can't find my source (I only save stuff that directly impacts Dawdle), but I've repeatedly seen that 95% of registered Etsy users are female and 67% of visitors are female.
Actually to be honest, I think it might actually validate the point of the article: women are doing it as a hobby. My gf is a teacher and my impression is that it is very poorly paid compared to the effort that goes into it (in Germany, mind you). Men simply can not afford to strive for such a poorly paid career.
That is my opinion - I won't be surprised if it won't be very popular, but here it goes.
There might be some gender bias, too (women+children), but I wouldn't be surprised if the economic factors are the main aspect.
This does not strike me as demonstrating men's superior skill in finding renumerative activities. It is highly likely that 95%+ of the startups here are started by men. Most, like I suspect most Etsy sellers, will never have a single customer.
Incidentally, by any quantitative measure selling software works better than selling handicrafts, but of people who start a sideline in either field the overwhelming majority will not see amazing things. I also think it is quite unlikely that most people are in it with a serious plan to replace their day job -- mostly true here and, e.g., the Business of Software boards as well.