Table of Contents
"The Myth of Meritocracy and the Reality of the Leaky Pipe and Other Obstacles in Science Fiction & Fantasy" By Juliet E McKenna;
"Bikini Armour: women characters, readers and writers in male narratives" By Anna Milon;
"Gender-identity and sexuality in current sub-genres of British fantasy literature: do we have a problem?" By A J Dalton;
"Tipping the Fantastic: How the Transgender Tipping Point Has Influenced Speculative Fiction" By Cheryl Morgan;
"Badass Bisexual Babes: Shameless Titillation or Empowered Characters Embracing Their True Selves and Sexuality?" By Hazel Butler;
"Doll Parts: Reflections of the Feminine Grotesque in Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song and Neil Gaiman’s Coraline" By Kim Lakin-Smith;
"Subversion, Sex, and Violence: Rape as Narrative Tool in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’" By Lorianne Reuser;
"The Magical Way Forward? - Recent Changes in Gender Representation in ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Card Game" By Rostislav Kůrka;
"What about Tauriel? From Divine Mothers to Active Heroines - The female roles in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium and Peter Jackson’s movie adaptations" By Jyrki Korpua;
"Newly Added Female Characters to Blockbuster Franchises: Gender Balancing in Otherwise Male-Dominated Fictional Worlds or a Greater Purpose?" By Alina Hadîmbu.
