Women in SF

This page contains raw data of the number of short stories published by women in Analog, Asimovs, F&SF and Realms of Fantasy from 1980 to 2001. This data was used to write the article "SF & Fantasy in the New Millennium: Women Publishing Short Fiction", SF Bulletin, Winter 2002.

Number of Stories written by women and men in Asimovs 1980-2001. Unknowns have not been included (0.6% of stories written). Fractions were due to co-written stories.

YEAR	STORIES BY WOMEN	STORIES BY MEN
1980	23	59
1981	22.67	70.33
1982	27	81
1983	24	67
1984	23	63
1985	23.5	70.5
1986	21.5	59.5
1987	14.5	64.5
1988	26	68
1989	32.5	64
1990	30	69
1991	31	71
1992	27	75
1993	38.5	69.5
1994	25.5	69.5
1995	27.5	63.5
1996	17	51
1997	21.5	54.5
1998	17	55
1999	16	56
2000	18.5	52.5
2001	20.5	53.5

Number of Stories written by women and men in F&SF 1980-2001. Unknowns have not been included (0.1% of stories written). Fractions were due to co-written stories.

YEAR	STORIES BY WOMEN	STORIES BY MEN
1980	17	72
1981	19.5	77.5
1982	22	82
1983	16	85
1984	18.5	74.5
1985	18	71
1986	17	80
1987	18.5	74.5
1988	15.5	67.5
1989	19	71
1990	23	61
1991	32	60
1992	29	56
1993	33	49
1994	27	59
1995	25	58
1996	24	54
1997	32.5	53.5
1998	26.5	49.5
1999	22	64
2000	23	54
2001	16	68

Number of Stories written by women and men in Realms of Fantasy 1994-2001. Unknowns have not been included (1% of stories written). Fractions were due to co-written stories.

YEAR	STORIES BY WOMEN	STORIES BY MEN
1994	8	5
1995	19	16
1996	17.5	16.5
1997	20.5	10.5
1998	16	17
1999	9	22
2000	17	17
2001	12	24

Number of Stories written by women and men in Analog 1980-2001. Unknowns have not been included (4% of stories written). Fractions were due to co-written stories.

YEAR	STORIES BY WOMEN	STORIES BY MEN
1980	6.5	107
1981	9	117
1982	4	120
1983	5	121
1984	7	120
1985	3.5	121
1986	8.5	109.5
1987	10	109
1988	25.5	101.5
1989	15.5	104.5
1990	16.5	110.5
1991	18	104
1992	12	115
1993	10	104
1994	10.5	112.5
1995	18	101
1996	4	82
1997	8	56
1998	10	57
1999	15	60
2000	20	71
2001	13	56