Yep. Spam is a problem, and so it the atmosphere. A lot of the belief among steemians is that women need sections on hair and makeup and child-rearing, because that is what a 'trad' woman should have. You have just proved my assertion that women are interested in intelligent things, i.e. astronomy. For steemit to catch more women, the people here need to realize that women want intelligent discussions and articles on non-'traditional woman' subjects. To have that, Steemit needs to attract more open-minded individuals - and I am not talking pseudo-intellectuals.