Oh, absolutely. To some extent, though, the cycle is a bit self perpetuating, so finding the absolute root cause is difficult.
Pretty much agreed on all points, though, including the genders of the writers. While yes, ideally writers of both gender should be able to write realistically for both, realistically, the amount that can is much smaller than the amount that can't. It's easier to "write what you know" as they say.
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