The 2014 VIDA Count is in, this time including the first annual Women of Color VIDA Count. While the results of the VIDA Count show a general trend toward gender parity, the results of the WOC VIDA Count, though incomplete, are disheartening. Jamia Wilson, executive director of Women, Action, and the Media!, speaks to the importance of the study:
Drawing attention to where disparities exist through this attempt at counting women of color in the literary landscape is an important step towards moving our work, and our stories from margins to the center. Surfacing our literary contributions serves to make the various communities we represent more visible and powerful, as well as to elevate our collective consciousness so that our shared recollection of history is more inclusive.
