BlogHer.com was founded in 2005 and offers three primary tools to bloggers and people who want to find blogs to read on topics they enjoy.
- Directory of blogs by women
- Conferences for male and female bloggers
- Contextual advertising network
The BlogHer directory includes over 10,000 blogs written by women. Each must be submitted and approved by the BlogHer editors before it can be added to the directory. Blogs are broken out into over 20 different categories, so users can easily find lists of blogs related to topics of interest to them.
Blogs in the BlogHer directory are listed in the following categories:
- Art and Design Blogs
- BlogHer Conference Blogs
- Business, Career and Personal Finance Blogs
- Entertainment and Books Blogs
- Fashion and Shopping Blogs
- Feminism and Gender Blogs
- Food and Drink Blogs
- Health and Wellness Blogs
- Hobbies, Crafts and DIY Blogs
- Law Blogs
- Life Blogs
- Media and Journalism Blogs
- Mommy and Family Blogs
- Politics and News Blogs
- Race, Ethnicity and Culture Blogs
- Religion and Spirituality Blogs
- Research, Academia and Education Blogs
- Sex and Relationships Blogs
- Social Change and Nonprofits Blogs
- Sports and Fitness Blogs
- Technology Blogs
- Travel Blogs
- World Blogs

