dominated genre the nominees, there are a lot of women this year. is that representative and what impact has a feminine intake had on the genre, or not? does it matter at all? the genre, or not? does it matter at all? it s important to remember matter at all? it s important to remember that to remember that science fiction was invented by a woman. our science fiction was invented by a woman. 0ur modern understanding of it comes from frankenstein by mary shelley. and in the united states for decades, and i can only speak to the us numbers, it s been written roughly by 52% men and a8% women but when you look at who gets the reviews, who gets the shelf space, it s always the shelf space, it s always the men over and over again and we are seeing a shift via stopping with a mixture happening. it s not that we haven t been involved in writing this stuff from the very beginning. avia butler, ursula le guin, they have been these giants. octavia butler. it sjust now these giants. octa