May 10th, 2013 at 1:23AM
What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers?

toriffic:

[I]f you are a female author, you are much more likely to get the package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. Because it’s “girly,” which is somehow inherently different and easier on the palate. A man and a woman can write books about the same subject matter, at the same level of quality, and that woman is simple more likely to get the soft-sell cover with the warm glow and the feeling of smooth jazz blowing off of it.

Interesting experiment regarding gendered book covers.

(via witchydarling)
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