Ariel here, definitely female.
I have a degree in Atmospheric Science and am employed as a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. I am also preparing for my first full-course teaching gig at the local 2-year college this fall (I taught meteorology labs as an undergrad - now I'll be teaching the lecture portion as well).
I've been married to fellow ENWorlder hunter1828 for 3 years (been together for 5) and he taught me the basics of gaming. I'd always had an interest but grew up on a farm near a teeny tiny town and had no opportunities to game. Now it's my favorite hobby.
Other hobbies of mine include antiques (especially glassware), living history, sewing and embroidery, reading, writing, listening to music, cooking, traveling, going to movies... I like to do lots of things.
Ariel
EDIT to add: I am the only woman in my gaming group, and have personally known only one other female who games...I won't call her a gamer since it's painfully obvious that she really doesn't give a hoot about the game and just plays because she can't stand to be separated from her husband when he wants to go gaming. Grrrr...
i choose to call it in here- http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52433 
