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A quick Google search indicates that 51% of the writers in the US are women. There is no discrimination there.
by dudul 2y ago
A quick Google search indicates that 51% of the writers in the US are women. There is no discrimination there.
- saagarjha 2y agoNot in numbers of writers that are women, at least. There can be plenty of other ways discrimination plays out.
- dhosek 2y agoIt’s not merely getting to publication, but also things like reviews, promotion, etc. The VIDA count project (which appears to have disappeared from the web) revealed the rather stunning imbalance on this front, which has been improved thanks to the illumination, but there continues to be discrimination in how books are received (one example often given is that Jonathan Franzen’s subject matter, written by a woman, is dismissed as merely “domestic” fiction rather than serious literature).