From the Arts and Entertainment section of CBC News, where both sides of the story means whether it is old news or new news that male writers make more than female writers:

“James Chartrand, …said that when she wrote as a woman, she struggled to get freelance jobs and found herself making less than minimum wage.

“It was pretty much instant respect,… [Clients] were asking questions. They were listening to my advice,” she said. “They were accepting it. I was spoken to with respect, with no disparaging remarks. My income went up. My rates were not argued with and haggled with. It was quite a difference.”"

And now for the inane commentary:

“Other bloggers say Chartrand has sold out.

“By assuming the identity of a male writer, she skirted the discrimination against women entirely while doing nothing to change women’s lot,” wrote Jessica Wakeman… “She just left the glass ceiling standing there, rather than shattering it.”

Yet others say it supports the argument that girl babies should be given androgynous names to avoid gender discrimination in the future.

“It wasn’t done at all for any feminist reason,” [Chartrand] said. “At the time, I was doing OK, but I wasn’t bringing in much money. I wouldn’t say I was out in the street, but it was hard; competition was stiff. And it was difficult to get work.

“And all of a sudden, when you are starting to be handed jobs, and nothing is argued with and the money is better, it really makes you sit back and think, ‘What do I do with this?’”"