>As a studied male, I can surely assert that writing has traditionally been seen as a feminine and not masculine enterprise, much like teaching or nursing are s

>As a studied male, I can surely assert that writing has traditionally been seen as a feminine and not masculine enterprise, much like teaching or nursing are seen in modern times. Women flat out effing dominate literature historically, so I don't really like inferences to the contrary Really? I got the exact opposite impression. In fact, didn't George Sand take on a masculine pseudonym precisely because the fine arts were male-dominated?