Research

At Stella, we believe that quality research plays a crucial role in driving systemic change.

Through long-running initiatives like the Stella Count, we seek to tell a story about the state of gender equality in Australian literature, and hold the sector to account into the future.

Explore the latest releases of the 2019 and 2020 Counts and see where equality is being achieved, and where more work still needs to be done.

Want even more data? Download the 2013-2017 Count reports below.

News

February 2022

The 2019 and 2020 Stella Counts crash through the gender parity barrier

For the first time since it started in 2012, representation of women authors in Australian book reviews is on par with that of their male counterparts, the latest reports from Stella reveal.

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The Stella Count

The Stella Count is Australia’s leading statistical analysis of gender bias in the field of book reviewing in Australia. Begun in 2012, it collects and interprets data on the gender of authors and reviewers, length of review, and genre of books reviewed.

Explore our findings over the last decade, and help us hold the literary sector to account on providing equal representation for women writers.

Download the 2019/20 Count (PDF)

2019/2020 Stella Counts

Explore the findings and notable statistics from the 2019/2020 Stella Counts.

Interviews

August 2021

A Q&A with Melinda Harvey and Julieanne Lamond of the Stella Count

The Stella Count is an annual statistical analysis of gender bias in the field of book reviewing in Australia. In this Q&A, we asked the Count’s principal researchers Melinda Harvey and Julieanne Lamond to share some insights from behind-the-scenes.

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