By the nature of the society, humans are intrinsically discriminatory towards others. Along with prejudice against class, race, color, and religion came by way of gender. Historically, women have been discriminated against in all ways imaginable. I

The evolution of society has witnessed numerous struggles and triumphs from a wide variance of groups, ranging from racial minorities to female authors. The notion of gender equity in literature is being achieved through sacrifices on the authors? behalf but more importantly, by the gradually inclining acceptance of the authors. Today?s educational playing field is more level for both sexes. With the help of a solid androgynous mind, any good author, male or female, can look forward to fair criticism from an audience of growing impartiality. Consequently female authors? strife appears to be reaching the end of its long and treacherous journey through the gauntlet of sexual discrimination.

Delaney, Yvonne, Diversity Folio: Women?s Views from the Ethic & Minority Press. ?40 Black Female Authors Gather for Fellowship and Book Signing.? 12/30/1998. Volume 89, page 21.

t then comes to no surprise that female authors have continually had to endure the biased judgment of their male critics. Throughout the entire life of English literature, sexism has suppressed the works of women as it still somewhat apparent today. Virginia Woolf provides a first-hand account of such discrimination in ?A Room of One?s Own? by showing the cruel difference among the male and female students and writers of her time. Aspiring young men of the time had access to fine libraries and universities, and were given all the support possible to pursue their careers. The women, conversely, did not have such highly attainable and quality means of education. Woolf herself was even denied the right to situate alongside a riverbed, allowing her to concentrate on writing. Whereas, her male contemporaries were meanwhile indulging in their scholarly endeavors, cushioned by the lavish nature of their lifestyles as intellectuals. She symbolizes the unfairness concerning male to female aca

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