Tag Archives: byline gap
VIDA’s 2012 Count shows the literary gender byline gap isn’t improving
TweetI’m off to Boston for the annual Association of Writing Programs (AWP) Conference this week, where +/- 10k writers, editors, agents, publishers descend on the city and nerd out over craft, and geek out and build friendships with their favorite writers and editors. I anticipate a good piece of the talk around the conference will [...]
Chart of the Day: The obituary gender gap
TweetLast year, just 23 percent of the notable deaths reported by the top newspapers in the US were women. Here’s the breakdown by paper from Mother Jones: Obit editors claim the gap will shrink in the future–since women have more opportunities to be “movers and shakers” these days. But, as Gloria Steinem says, it’s also [...]
Guest post: The gender byline gap in business writing
TweetThis is a guest post by Doreen Bloch, a young entrepreneur and author. Doreen is the author of the new book, The Coolest Startups in America, and the CEO and Founder of Poshly Inc. She is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council and is a regular contributor to Under30CEO. I visited the famed bookstore [...]





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