> -----Original Message----- > From: Michele Riccio [mailto:mr1 at rcosta.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:34 PM > To: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: Gender Distributions in SF & F > > > On 29 Jan 2003 at 12:22, Davis, Iain E. wrote > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrew Lias [mailto:anrwlias at hotmail.com] > > > > > So... why? Why do women, especially young women, tend to > > > avoid science > > > fiction while embracing fantasy? > > > > > > I'm curious to hear everyone's. > > ...opinion? > > > > I'd be more interested in commentary from the women (on > this list) on > > the subject. :) > > As a female I shall take that as an invitation. > > I got an early start in SF - I read Asimov's "Ugly Little > Boy" in first > grade. I was absolutely delighted when I found it again in high > school. After that a friend of mine (male) suggested Clarke, > Bradbury and LeGuin. I was read mostly hard SF (and Vonnegut - > who prefers not to be categorized as SF) until junior year when I > branched out and started reading more fantasy: Tolkien, Jack > Chalker, Piers Anthony. When I got to college a friend started > loaning me McCaffery. > > Then I stumbled onto Brust and, well, I no longer have to read > anything else ;-) I enjoyed your commentary but do you have any answers to the original question of why? I didn't. Rachel