Are You A Biased Book Consumer?

If you think back to the last 5 books you read/listened to, were they written by....

...mostly women.
...mostly men.

Studies around this are quite interesting.

Men typically have a ratio of 4 to 1 -- 4 male authors to 1 female author, and they tend to recommend more male authors to their friends/colleagues (male or female).

Women have a more even ratio, and in general they recommend books along these same lines.

I fall into this category myself.

Current (re)reads:
📚 The Authority Gap - female author
📚 Collaborating with the Enemy - male author
📚 Homecoming - female author
📚 The Power of Moments - male authors
📚 Multipliers - female author

Yes, a mix of genders....but NOT a mix of ethnic/racial backgrounds.

All of these authors are WHITE. 🙈

Does your book choice show any bias? What about your recommendations?

Mine sure does.

And that means that I am discounting the voices of a HUGE swath of our population.

Despite promises to myself to read more books by non-white, non-male authors, they seem to keep creeping in.

What steps can you take to un bias your reading material?

Originally posted on LinkedIn with comments.
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