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May 2024 in Review

31 May, 2024

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Late March, early April were as atypical as I expected. May did not feature the same award nomination per week. Or even any during the whole month.

Thanks to Facebook memories, I know May 30th was the 10th anniversary of my having the idea for the Because My Tears Are Delicious to You reviews. It took a full two days to turn the concept into reality.

May 2024

23 works reviewed. 15 by women (65%), 8 by men (35%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 13 by POC (57%).

2024 to Date

109 works reviewed. 61 by women (56%), 45 by men (41%), 2 by
non-binary authors (2%), 1 by authors whose gender is unknown (1%), and 46 by POC (42%).

Grand Total to Date

2638 works reviewed. 1473 by women (56%), 1100 by men (42%), 42 by non-binary authors (2%), 23 by authors whose gender is unknown (1%), and 817.75 by POC (31%).

Government Types May 2024

Total 23, Not Applicable 1 (4%), Unclear 1 (4%), Anarchy 0 (0%), Pure democracy 0 (0%), Representative democracy 10 (43%), Oligarchy 11 (48%), Autocracy 0 (0%).

Government Type 2024 TD

Total 109, Not Applicable 14 (13%), Unclear 5 (5%), Anarchy 4 (4%),
Pure democracy 0 (0%), Representative democracy 37 (34%), Oligarchy 45 (41%), Autocracy 4 (5%).


2024 May 2023 May 2022 May 2021 May 2020 May 2019 May 2018 May 2017 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May
Women 15 14 13 10 11 12 12.5 12 12 14 4
Non-Binary 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
POC 13 10 8 2 9 9 5 6 4 3 0
Total 23 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 23 28 4
% Women 65 64 59 48 52 60 57 55 52 50 100
% Non-Binary 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Unknown 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
% POC 57 45 36 43 43 43 23 27 17 11 0
2024 TD 2023 TD 2022 TD 2021 TD 2020 TD 2019 TD 2018 TD 2017 TD 2016 TD 2015 TD 2014 TD
Women 61 62 60.5 57.5 56.6 57.75 58.5 58 63 77 6
Non-Binary 2 0 4 3 4 0 2 1 2 0 0
Unknown 1 1 0 3 3.5 2 4 0 0 0 0
POC 46 44 39 44 41 42.75 42.5 34.5 25 8 0
Total 109 108 107 106 106 103 108 106 105 132 6
% Women 56 57 57 54 53 56 54 55 60 58 100
% Non-Binary 2 0 4 3 4 0 2 1 2 0 0
% Unknown 1 1 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0
% POC 42 41 36 42 39 42 38 33 24 6 0




Month 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January
Government Type
Not Applicable 1 5 1 4 3
Unclear 1 0 2 1 1
Anarchy 0 0 2 1 1
Pure democracy 0 0 0 0 0
Representative democracy 10 6 6 6 9
Oligarchy 11 9 10 8 7
Autocracy 0 1 1 1 1
total 23 21 22 21 22
YTD
Not Applicable 14 13 8 7 3
Unclear 5 4 4 2 1
Anarchy 4 4 4 2 1
Pure Democracy 0 0 0 0 0
Representative Democracy 37 27 21 15 9
Oligarchy 45 34 25 15 7
Autocracy 4 4 3 2 1
total 109 86 65 43 22