WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE MOST SCI FI WRITERS ARE MEN?

Is this a loaded question?

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Permalink Reply by Katherine E. Hinkson on July 5, 2012 at 11:01pm

That's like saying Romance writers are all women....

Permalink Reply by jeff herman on July 6, 2012 at 11:40am

Most, not all, are women.

Permalink Reply by Mark Anthony Tierno on July 5, 2012 at 11:06pm

for the same reason why most people who attend SF conventions are also male. Not too many female SF geeks around (they seem to go more classic Fantasy).

Of course, as a counter example of a female writer who did SF, I could point out Andre Norton (she put out enough titles to make up for any 3 or 4 other female SF writers).

Permalink Reply by jeff herman on July 6, 2012 at 11:42am

Mark, Then it seems that guys might have a lot more fun attending the Fantasy conventions.

Permalink Reply by Mark Anthony Tierno on July 6, 2012 at 7:46pm

hmm, impractical chainmail bikinis and girls with purple hair. Can't imagine why any guy would go for that ;)

Permalink Reply by Sangay Glass on July 5, 2012 at 11:21pm

Um... women created the genre and were the original intended audience...men, as usual dominated it to suppress our voice.

Mary Shelly, Margarete Cavendish, Claire Winger Harris, Gertrude Barrows Bennett all pioneers. Perhaps it's seems most scifi writers are men because women choose to create pen names men will identify with:) Look at why JK decided to only use initials for her fantasy novels.

Sangay is not my real name. I chose it to be gender neutral when I began writing articles about sex and sexuality for a male audience. It's a game that sometimes needs to be played.

Permalink Reply by jeff herman on July 6, 2012 at 11:44am

Actually, I would have figured that men would prefer reading about sex from women writers.

Permalink Reply by Sangay Glass on July 6, 2012 at 11:59am

lol... it's not that kind of sex advice:D More like "The side effects of Viagra"

Permalink Reply by Peter Kraft on July 8, 2012 at 9:15pm

There's a mathematic symmetry to many science fiction works. A well structured three act story with nicely developed plot points, compelling leads, require the intertwining of a modicum of mathematic skill. Generally speaking the female population has been less than enthusiastic about math and science. F

Permalink Reply by Peter Kraft on July 8, 2012 at 9:10pm

Depending on the age group most men like pictures-Actually porn has been a big seller, but when it comes to the written word a few female authors skip the foreplay, and get down and dirty.

Permalink Reply by Peter Kraft on July 8, 2012 at 9:08pm

Are you looking for a serious answer, or the standard jerk weed response?

Permalink Reply by Peter Kraft on July 8, 2012 at 9:17pm

Understanding the basic sciences is imperative for a good piece of science fiction to ring true. The population of gals writing sic-fi is limited.