tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post7511447091728435513..comments2024-03-29T09:17:03.691+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: When it Comes to Books it's a Man's World and It's Not About to ChangeLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-56024680715630395702013-03-15T12:13:50.749+02:002013-03-15T12:13:50.749+02:00God Vanessa how horrid!!!
Cat- I read this this m...God Vanessa how horrid!!!<br /><br />Cat- I read this this morning- "It has been suggested this disparity might be because women publish fewer works of serious fiction and nonfiction than men. The numbers regarding authorship are difficult to pin down, because publishing includes such a mix of genres and styles, commercial and literary. But a small US survey by the writer Ruth Franklin, who looked at 13 publishers – focusing on the books that might plausibly be reviewed – did find female authors represented far less often. Only the Penguin imprint Riverhead approached parity, with 55% of its books by men and 45% by women. For Verso and Dalkey Archive Press, only 11% and 10% of their books were by women, respectively." <br />Here is the link, quite interesting article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/14/virago-changed-publishers-attitudes-womenLaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-39264785558981503162013-03-15T12:03:10.078+02:002013-03-15T12:03:10.078+02:00It is not that long ago, globally speaking, that I...It is not that long ago, globally speaking, that I got married. I remember the first dinner party we went to as a married couple, the somewhat ridiculous formality of the thing. The stilted conversation about nothing. And then, after the dessert, the host standing up at the end of the table, and saying, "Right, ladies - I expect you would like to go into the sitting room, and talk about flower-arranging or frocks,... whatever women do talk about..." and the men visibly relaxed, there was laughter. <br /><br />The terrible thing was, the hostess got up, followed by the other ladies. And left the room, willingly. I stayed put. <br /><br />I said, 'So what sort of things will you be talking about in our absence?"<br /><br />The answer came, (I am paraphrasing... its a long time back..) "Oh, the world in general, issues, finance, politics, economics...sport..." Then the words... "MEN'S TOPICS". <br /><br />----<br />The point is, <br /><br /> That generation is still acting as the "eminences gris" - they are many of the gatekeepers in the literary world. <br /><br /><br />(I guess a man writing romance will get through because it does not have too much detail on flower-arranging and frocks? :) <br /><br /><br /><br /> Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-69352531037084299252013-03-15T10:41:52.743+02:002013-03-15T10:41:52.743+02:00I have to agree with you here. It's a struggle...I have to agree with you here. It's a struggle enough to get published and then to be penalised for your gender and material! Do you think there are more women trying to publish than men? Just wondering. Ciao catchillcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360989103518880339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-9314823902535915642013-03-13T12:15:16.679+02:002013-03-13T12:15:16.679+02:00And today the long list for the Women's Fictio...And today the long list for the Women's Fiction Prize (formerly the Orange Prize) is announced. YAY!! http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/13/hilary-mantel-womens-prize-for-fictionLaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.com