I wrote my first blog amazed and proud of how far women had come in the area of literature, glad of that fact that women don't have to hide behind pseudonyms but now I see I may be wrong. Don't get me wrong women have come a long way from the restrictions they had but it may not be as far as I thought. Despite the advancements women have made, as a woman writer you can't help but wonder what you are losing out on just because of your name. There's always the possibility that you're not getting paid as much, published as much, or getting as much attention as you would if you were writing under the name of a man, especially in certain areas such as political writing, sports writing or other subjects that are normally male dominated. This concern extends farther than just writing too as Kirsten Anderberg says in her article she has always had jobs in male dominated fields.
http://users.resist.ca/~kirstena/pagewomenpseudonyms.html
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This is a good article, women really have come a long way in the world today! It has been a tough hard road but every step of the way has been worth it. Women have struggled because men have always dominated the writing industry. I think its good that women are making positive efforts to not let this industry be male dominated. For example, J.K. Rowling is a very popular female author who has inspired many women and some men.
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