Noel King

All right. The reason that we called you, Joel, is because you wrote a very interesting paper about gender in publishing. Tell me how you became interested in that.

Take me back in time and tell me where this story starts.

Take me back in time and tell me where this story starts.

Take me back in time and tell me where this story starts.

What did happen?

What did happen?

What did happen?

Do you think there's also been a change in attitude? Because, yes, college education did free women up to do many things. But also, along with that, attitudes had to change. Like, is a woman worth reading is a question that is not answered by, does she have a college degree? Do you think there are other societal changes going on here?

Do you think there's also been a change in attitude? Because, yes, college education did free women up to do many things. But also, along with that, attitudes had to change. Like, is a woman worth reading is a question that is not answered by, does she have a college degree? Do you think there are other societal changes going on here?

Do you think there's also been a change in attitude? Because, yes, college education did free women up to do many things. But also, along with that, attitudes had to change. Like, is a woman worth reading is a question that is not answered by, does she have a college degree? Do you think there are other societal changes going on here?

What about the industry that gives you the opportunity to publish a book? That would be the publishing industry. Is it also changing starting in 1970?

What about the industry that gives you the opportunity to publish a book? That would be the publishing industry. Is it also changing starting in 1970?

What about the industry that gives you the opportunity to publish a book? That would be the publishing industry. Is it also changing starting in 1970?

Right. You think about other creative outputs, as you would term them. Netflix shows. I'm joking with you, of course. But if you want to be in film, if you want to be in television, there's an enormous industry that you have to work your way through. I could self-publish a novel tomorrow, and perhaps I will. There are not gatekeepers the same way that there used to be.

Right. You think about other creative outputs, as you would term them. Netflix shows. I'm joking with you, of course. But if you want to be in film, if you want to be in television, there's an enormous industry that you have to work your way through. I could self-publish a novel tomorrow, and perhaps I will. There are not gatekeepers the same way that there used to be.

Right. You think about other creative outputs, as you would term them. Netflix shows. I'm joking with you, of course. But if you want to be in film, if you want to be in television, there's an enormous industry that you have to work your way through. I could self-publish a novel tomorrow, and perhaps I will. There are not gatekeepers the same way that there used to be.

So as you're looking through this vast trove of data, did you get a sense of what kinds of books women are writing?

So as you're looking through this vast trove of data, did you get a sense of what kinds of books women are writing?

So as you're looking through this vast trove of data, did you get a sense of what kinds of books women are writing?

If the number of women publishing books is growing, does that necessarily mean the number of men publishing books is shrinking?