Are The Editors Of Wikipedia Correct To Segregate Authors?

[AB Editor]

It's quite shocking actually:

"Many female novelists, like Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Amy Tan, Donna Tartt and some 300 others, had been relegated to the ranks of “American Women Novelists” only, and no longer appeared in the category “American Novelists.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/wikipedias-sexism.html?_r=3&

"It appeared that, gradually, over time, the volunteer editors who create the site had begun moving women, one by one, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory."

Is there an inherent bias in Wikipedia's editors which makes it more difficult for female writers to gain acceptance?

What would the Bronte's say?

[Hopkirk]

If George Eliot had been American, would she have gone into the Woman novelist pile?

[Old_Geezer]

I guess if a more specific category exists the tendency is to use it. Does that mean they have less acceptance ? That stated if that is the policy one would hope they are gradually moving American Men Novelists into an "American Men Novelists" subcategory also.

Not that this is a subject I can get that worked up about. Novelists ought to just be pleased they get recognition that the nurses and bricklayers of this world never do. Entertainment seems to expect folk to think they are so superior and deserving of special note (and wealth).