Women still underrepresented in the literary world, research shows

Here's a shocker — female authors and book reviewers are still grossly underrepresented in the literary world

Gender disparity in major literary publications and book reviews is still abysmal, according to research from VIDA, an organization dedicated to reporting gender equality issues in the literary field. Each year, it publishes a lengthy report, analyzing gender disparity at major literary publications like The New Yorker, The Atlantic and The New York Times Book Review

This year, VIDA also launched a separate report for women of color in the literary landscape.

The study analyzed bylines, gender of authors reviewed and gender of book reviewers in numerous publications. Some statistics were encouraging, showing how the gap has slowly started to close over the last five years, while some remained stagnant or even decreased Read more...

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