Hey fellow MRA's.

As a reader and author of fiction, I have never made a distinction between the writing ability of both sides of the gender gap. However, recently I was challenged with this article displaying an apparent disparity in articles written by each gender. In one of the author's groups I am a part of on Facebook, the article has caused quite a stir, as a solid majority of the authors in the group are, indeed, female.

As one could imagine, my suggestion that the statistics might be skewed, and that we were not being offered the full picture was greeted with skepticism, mockery and in some cases, outright ad hominem attacks against my person.

Now, I can take a hit and roll with the best of them, but that doesn't mean that I necessarily want to. That being said, is this correct? The three big name authors of the past decade have all been women. (JK Rowling, Stephanie Meyer, EL James). I make no distinction between genders if I'm presented with a well-written tale, and gender has absolutely zero bearing on how well I review a book. In fact, the book that made me truly fall in love with the written word (The Outsiders) was, in fact, written by a female.

Anyhow. Does this match your experience? Have you seen any evidence to the contrary? I'm able to accept the disparity if that is the actual case, but seeing as the author of the article is a self-described feminist, I am loathe to take it at face value.