This study addresses gender differences in practices and interactions in participatory discussion forums for readers in online press, particularly in news commentaries in the digital newspaper www.Emol.com. According to the objectives and the nature of the corpus of this research, content analysis was conducted as a technique to describe and unveil gender differences, taking note that, despite the availability of new tools of participation in digital press, which are geared at enriching public discussion about social and political affairs and also fostering the incorporation of citizens into the public arena. These tools reinforce gender inequalities and stereotypes.