Are Female Freelancers Shooting Themselves In The Foot?
The Awl has posted a sampling of online submissions they’ve received from freelancers – and it illustrates a strong contrast between how men and women often pitch their work:
The emails from men are pretty direct. The emails from women are often kind of… apologetic!
Inquiry letter from a man:
“Do you take pitches? Should I just write something and send it? Do I have to tickle the balls? I want to write for the awl, dammit.”
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