The Subtle Poison of same-gender discrimination

So, there's this fascinating article in the NYT about the problem with female-written plays being produced so much less often than plays written by men.

The catch?? Female artistic directors are responsible for the lower-than-proportional representation of women's work on stage. And the research is fascinating:

Ms. Sands sent identical scripts to artistic directors and literary managers around the country. The only difference was that half named a man as the writer (for example, Michael Walker), while half named a woman (i.e., Mary Walker). It turned out that Mary’s scripts received significantly worse ratings in terms of quality, economic prospects and audience response than Michael’s. The biggest surprise? “These results are driven exclusively by the responses of female artistic directors and literary managers,” Ms. Sands said.

Amid the gasps from the audience, an incredulous voice called out, “Say that again?”

Ms. Sands put it another way: “Men rate men and women playwrights exactly the same.”