On Being Female
@KarenUhOh: Um this is exactly the kind of attitude that is making these journals so gender biased! When a man adopts the analogue of your attitude, i.e. always wanting the male point of view, and that male happens to be an editor at the NYRB, then it is no surprise that the majority of the authors of reviews and subjects of reviews are male! And I guarantee you that most men feel that there are aspects of his experience that women will never get! If we accept this then it seems the only way out is to have separate publications which focus on men's and women's experiences, respectively. Is that what you want?
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 3:37 pm
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On Being Female
Fair enough; I am simply pointing out that your preference is sexist and not what the publishing industry needs if it is going to overcome the gender bias discussed in the article.