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On gender parity in literary publishing

Last week VIDA, a literary arts organization, released the results of a study that showed a lack of gender parity in established literary publications. The following links are some reactions to the data that tackles the myth of a female-dominated publishing industry:

• The editor of Tin House responds
• Laura Miller on the gender gap
• The New Republic looks at why magazines aren’t reviewing more female writers
• Slate tries to explain the numbers
• Bookslut’s editor-in-chief Jessa Crispin corresponds with associate editor Michael Shaub in a series about the VIDA findings
• The Guardian on the U.K. response

For those inevitably curious: In the March issue of Quill & Quire, 15 of the 34 books reviewed were by women authors. Of the 20 fiction and non-fiction books for adults, six books by women were reviewed, and 14 books by men. Twelve of those books were reviewed by male critics, 8 by female critics. The Books for Young People section featured 10 female critics and three men.