Tuesday, June 7, 2011

No prizes this year, ladies? Blame natural causes…

Hey, you know that serious debate we’ve been having about why so few women win literary prizes?

Apparently geneticists at the highly respected H.G. Wells Institute for Sex and Gender have finally worked out why.

But don’t take my word for it. For the full story, visit philosopher Damon Young’s trailblazing blog (and possible front for the illustrious above-mentioned institute)…

5 comments:

Sally Rippin said...

Oh that explains everything. If I stop shaving, my writing will get infinitely better...

Rachel Power said...

Yep, any excuse to stop shaving sounds good to me. Although it could get scary in your case, Sal - just how much more prolific can one gal get?? x

Sally Rippin said...

Gosh - for a minute there I thought you were going to say how much more HAIRY could I get! ;-)

Rachel Power said...

heh heh... though that hair on your head is pretty fabulous...

Anonymous said...

This is a really interesting topic actually I've read some xlpharmacy surveys and they know exactly the reason but I want to know more.