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Author Tawni O’Dell has written a great piece about the bias against female writers. She writes convincingly that women aren’t taken seriously in an industry that is still (still!) very patriarchal. This is an example of WGL, or Worldview Generational Lag. The publishing industry is filled with women. Women read more books than men. Women write tons and edit tons of books every year. And yet. And yet.
I’m enlightened, so ladies, when the revolution comes, don’t forget who was on your side. That’s right. I’m a sex traitor.
…Hm, that doesn’t sound right.
Okay, I’m a traitor to my sex…except that…come to think of it…all my favorite writers…OH-MY-GOD! They’re all men!
Sorry. I was one of them and I didn’t even know it! Are you one of them or us?
Wait. Now I’m confused.
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