Another one here. Been lurking for quite a few months before joining. I was in sales before getting into IM, love this and having small success, but I keep learning. Mostly white hat, but going over to the dark side as I realize that trying to reason with the likes of Google is like banging my head against a brick wall.
I agree this must be a mostly male dominated field. I speak with my affiliate managers on instant messaging often, but when they do phone me they are surprised every time that I am a woman. Glad to read there are many of us here!