Women top fiction lists but leave commerce writing to men. Unless they can overcome the barriers commerce will always be regarded as a boys’ gameFor many commerce experts these days,publishing a book is a necessary (though by no means a sufficient) condition for establishing a reputation. But there’s something tantalizing going on with the gender mix.
On the day I did my spot-check, 1 February, or 17 of the top 20 authors in the commerce category of Amazon.com were men; and of the three women,two were writing about the virtues of decluttering. By contrast, on the same day the top 10 names on the fiction authors’ list were female. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com