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[Fandom stats] Gender bias in television by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
23 Aug 2015
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A comparison of several methods for approximately measuring gender bias, and a look at representation in some recent television shows (as of 2015).
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- Part 57 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Gender Stats
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[Fandom stats] Gender representation in movies vs. movie fanworks by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
29 May 2018
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There are a lot of discussions in fandom about gender representation in fanworks, and whether fandom is shortchanging female characters. Over the last several years, I’ve seen various debates and wondered about the underlying numbers. So I went and found some… and then got slightly obsessed analyzing them.
These analyses are not going to be able to address some kinds of questions, many of which can’t be answered with numbers. But I hope to answer some questions, and add more data and new nuances to discussions.
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- Part 89 of Fandom Stats
- Part 2 of Gender Stats
- Part 15 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] Trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse characters on AO3 (Oct 2021) by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
22 Jan 2022
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A look at characters most frequently tagged as trans, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse identities on AO3. Also addresses which gender identity tags are most common, and which fandoms often use these tags.
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- Part 107 of Fandom Stats
- Part 3 of Gender Stats
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[Fandom stats] F/F, F/M, & M/M on AO3 -- How do fanworks vary by ship category? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
10 Feb 2023
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A deep dive into how ship category on AO3 relates to fanwork length, rating, warnings, tropes, and more. Topics include:
- Length: Is F/F shorter and/or more drabbley than the other categories? Which is longest? And which readers like long fic the most?
- Rating: Which category is most/least likely to be explicit? And are explicit works popular in all the categories?
- Dark content: Is F/F softer, fluffier, and more escapist than M/M? Where does F/M fit in?
- Tags & tropes: What other kinds of tagging differences do we see between the categories?
Later chapters will also involve case studies of somewhat parallel ships of different genders, including Robin/Nancy and Steve/Eddie from Stranger Things, and Will/Hannibal (Hannibal) and Eve/Villanelle (Killing Eve).
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- Part 113 of Fandom Stats
- Part 4 of Gender Stats
- Part 6 of Femslash Stats
- Part 21 of Shipping Stats