I heard an American author speak yesterday and she made the point that papers such as the New York Times critique male authors four times more than they critique a female author. The same male author may have three articles written about his book whereas a female author may struggle to be represented at all. She said that a similar style of novel may be called a 'literary novel' if written by a man and 'women's literature' if written by a woman.
Wow! Not only do I have to spend the rest of my days honing my craft I also have to deal with an in-built bias against women's writers.
Wow! Not only do I have to spend the rest of my days honing my craft I also have to deal with an in-built bias against women's writers.
