This is a double challenge! As you work through this list see if you can predict a trend in gender bias. Try not to look at the "solution" below until you have completed the list.
Results:
01: 21% He/79% She (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
11: 37% He/63% She (Gone With the Wind)
21: 44% He/56% She (The Death of the Heart)
31: 47% He/53% She (Their Eyes Were Watching God)
41: 56% He/44% She (The Golden Notebook)
51: 57% He/43% She (Go Tell It on the Mountain)
61: 67% He/33% She (The Grapes of Wrath)
71: 71% He/29% She (To Kill a Mockingbird)
81: 80% He/20% She (Invisible Man)
91: 88% He/12% She (Heart of Darkness)
97: 97% He/3% She (Winnie the Pooh!!)
100: 99% He/1% She (The Hobbit)
Solution: The author of this study compared the ratio of uses of "he" compared to uses of "she" in a particular book. The challenge orders the books in declining % of "she". The table above shows some intermediate percentages.
From "Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve".
