ext_317107: (Weeds; Nancy/Andy; our own thing)

[identity profile] stainofmylove.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a ton to respond to there, but mostly I'm just insanely irritated by the assumption that it's impossible for women and men to want to read the same books in some kind of innate and concrete way. Ugh. Seriously?

Oh, and I couldn't find any stats to back up that article's claims RE: more women in that industry. I don't really believe that, but lets take it at face value. There's still the fact that in as little as 3 years ago, male publishers on average made around $16,000 more a year than their female counterparts in the book publishing industry to deal with (http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/are-your-peers-br-making-more-than-br-you-here-is-your-br-tool-for-solving-br-the-compensation-br-puzzle-71863/1#utm_source=bookbusinessmag.com&utm_medium=search_results_page&utm_campaign=search_result).

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
That is unsurprising (70 cents to a man's dollar is something I keep bringing up to people) but goddamn, it still pisses me off.