Annual figures show reviews remain disproportionately by men, about men - although there are some signs of improvement In early 2011, the American group Vida published the first iteration of its now-annual Vida Count, finding a striking gender imbalance in literary press coverage. Far more books reviewed in the previous year were by men than women; most of the reviewers were men. Vida focused, understandably, on the best known general literary journals. As the editor of a magazine devoted to sci...
Annual figures show reviews remain disproportionately by men, about men - although there are some signs of improvement In early 2011, the American group Vida published the first iteration of its now-annual Vida Count, finding a striking gender imbalance in literary press coverage. Far more books reviewed in the previous year were by men than women; most of the reviewers were men. Vida focused, understandably, on the best known general literary journals. As the editor of a magazine devoted to sci...
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