The PHP Women have announced the winner of their "I am..." competition - an entry coming from a user of their forums going by the name Rowd.

We’re delighted to announce the winner of our “I am” competition. Entrants were asked to complete the sentence “I am a PHPWoman because..." Rowd wins a $50 gift certificate to spend over at php|architect - if you want to read the other entries then check out the competition thread in the forums.

So what was Rowd's entry? Short and sweet: "I am a PHPWomen member because...I enjoy coding in PHP and discussions with people who know what being a woman in IT means."

The PHP Women have started up a new contest today - their "I am" competition:

PHPWomen is delighted to announce the arrival of a new competition here at phpwomen.org. To win, all you have to do is complete this sentence: "I am a phpwomen member because..." and tell us how you got to where you are today and what brings you to the site. You should put your entry into the forum thread before the end of February.

There's no limits on who can enter ("women, men, aliens and pets") but posts that aren't in the general spirit of the competition woul dbe in danger of being deleted. The prize for the winner (besides the glory, of course) is a $50 USD gift certificate from the fine folks at php|architect.

Not a member yet? Find our more about it here!