Women and Genre Writing Abroad (link)
"I couldn't figure it out. In Spain, almost no women write science fiction, fantasy, or horror, and yet I could find no apparent sexism among editors and fans. Quite the opposite: women writers and fans, few though they are, get treated with real respect, get published regularly, and win top prizes.
What was holding Spanish women back? ..."
KS Augustin and Sue Burke have co-written an article on the hurdles that female
genre writers face in two parts of the globe. It's available in the
current issue of Broadsheet, the newsletter of Broad Universe:
http://www.broaduniverse.org/broadsheet.html