Why Does Goodreads Have a Problem with Fiction by Women, About Women?

If you’ve used the internet to read book or film reviews in the last decade, you’ve probably heard of the Bechdel test. Cartoonist Alison Bechdel introduced the test in her comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For in 1985 as a means of assessing the ways women are portrayed in fiction. The test consists of […] The post Why Does Goodreads Have a Problem with Fiction by Women, About Women? first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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