Reply #177: Absolutely true. I am a writer and an editor at an all women run press--

[Mrs. Overall]

We attempt to publish primarily women poets/writers. I cannot believe the amount of sexism I have run across as both a writer and an editor.

And, good luck getting published (especially in the poetry field) if you are deemed unattractive and/or if you are over age 50.

The majority of contemporary American poets are women, but male poets are published and receive prizes/grants much more frequently. Also, the majority of poetry readers (people who actually purchase poetry collections) in the US are women.