And yes

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Baen sample had a larger fraction of female writers than the Tor sample: 1:2.5 as compared to 1:3.7. Female characters to male at Baen ran 1:1.7, and at Tor 1:2.3.

Comments

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Not to be contrary, but that ratio is visible running one's eyes down the list of forthcoming-from, and has been for a long time.

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

I haven't looked at the forthcoming-froms in at least ten years, since I dropped my subscription to Locus.