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Originally Posted by Sparrow
What *possible* logic could explain a publisher refusing books from all non-female authors? Does the public lack access to female voices? Are they being marginalized and ignored? How could a policy of "Females only" be anything other than sexist?
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In a word: Yes.
I quoted several articles showing that women in academia are published less than men, even after adjusting for the fact that less women are in academia; there are hard numbers for that.
"James Chartrand" mentions her
hassles as a freelance writer:
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"I was treated like crap, too. Bossed around, degraded, condescended to, with jibes made about my having to work from home. I quickly learned not to mention I had kids. I quickly learned not to mention I worked from my kitchen table." Out of desperation, she started submitting work under a male pseudonym, just to see if it made a difference. And boy, did it ever.
"Instantly, jobs became easier to get.
"There was no haggling. There were compliments, there was respect. Clients hired me quickly, and when they received their work, they liked it just as quickly. There were fewer requests for revisions -- often none at all.
"Customer satisfaction shot through the roof. So did my pay rate."
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Women
almost have parity in the mystery genre (although men get more of the hardcover releases), but books by men--or rather, books with male names on the cover--get reviewed more, and get more awards.
TV & Movies:
Writer's Guild of America (West) claims that only 27 percent of film writers and 19 percent of television writers it represents are female.
So, yes--women have a harder time getting published, and get less attention when they do. Attempting to balance this is not sexism.