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I barely read any books by women at all now that I come to think of it. Not that I would avoid them on purpose, but I actually hardly have any in my bookshelf or in my database. Also, when I think of my favorite pieces, they are all by men.
In that sense it was an interesting poll as it made me realize this.
In writing I think it is more important than in other kinds of art as one finds it much easier to relate to the problems, hopes, dreams of the author/ his heroes if they remotely resemble one's own. This is more likely to happen with authors of the same sex. You can tell me as often as you want that men and women ought to be treated the same way and are basically the same and there's no difference between the two, but ultimately there is, and a considerable one at that.
For books written by women I have the feeling there always needs to be a romance involved. I can't think of an example where this wouldn't have been the case from the top of my head. You don't have such a clear tendency in books written by men. That's just my subjective feeling.
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