De Beauvois's the Second Session

de beauvois shows in her own life that it's hard. She asks questions familiar for people who write about female emancipation and female oppression. But she gives slightly surprising answers, answers that seem to give too much credence, intellectually at least, to a male perspective. It's got nothing to do with nature or aptitude or ability or biology. It's all about the fact that men have the opportunities and women don't. Men are advantaged. Women are disadvantaged. If the playing field were level, if the advantages were the same, of course there would be as many great women artists as male artists.