- Only 9 out of 52 winners of the National Book Award for Fiction are women.
- Only 11 out of 48 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction have been women.
- Women writers won 63% of the awards but less than 30% of the money in awards reported by Poets & Writers. (Jan/Feb ‘03 issue).
- 94% of all the writing awards at the Oscars have gone to men.
- A recent study by the Coalition of Women’s Arts Organizations showed that in all 1-person shows for living artists in American museums, only 2% of the featured artists are women.
- 51% of all visual artists are female and women hold 53% of art degrees, but 80% of college faculty members are male.
Source: http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/