Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror


S02, E05: Sarah Gailey on sexual violence in SFF

March 02, 2017

*Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual violence that may upset some listeners.

Genre fiction is, by definition, limitless in its possibilities. Writers could create any world they want... so why do they so often create fictional worlds where sexual violence, particularly against women, is commonplace?