Research reveals that people feel more inspired by male writers

Indie publisher Tramp Press conducted an informal study, asking its forthcoming authors to list writers who’ve inspired their work. Of the 148 influential authors listed, only 33 (or 22 percent) were women.

“I read letter after letter from well-meaning, perfectly nice men and women who list reams of writers they admire, without apparently noticing that the writers they are listing are all of one gender," Tramp Press co-founder Sarah Davis-Goff wrote for The Irish Times.

In the article she elaborated on the subtle forms of sexism she experiences as a publisher, from liaising with other female editors who call reading novels starring women protagonists “difficult,” to reading the man-centric slush pile at her own imprint.

According to Huffington Post, though the slow crawl of progress has begun, it was revealed that men win more literary awards, and that books  than books about women. The publishing business, it would seem, is a man’s world.

Unfortunately, another startling statistic concerning gender inequity in the book industry has recently been unearthed. It turns out writers are much, much more influenced by their male forebears than by classic women authors.

However, If you are in need of some books by women we’ve got ample suggestions.