This Bookstore Hid The Titles Of All Books Written By Men For A Really Important Reason

To see just how vast the gender gap is in the world of literature, simply look inside this Cleveland bookstore.

According to BuzzFeed, Loganberry Books is keeping every book written by a man turned around during the first half of March, which just happens to be Women's History Month. 

The purpose, according to Loganberry owner and founder Harriet Logan, is to show how prevalent male authors are compared to female authors.

The striking project began on March 1 with a live performance called "Illustrating the Gender Gap in Fiction." 

Participants flipped every book written by a male author — about 10,000 of them total — so that the spine faced inward, putting the titles by female authors in the forefront. 

"I have been bookselling for over 20 years, and every year I have taken the time and effort to highlight women’s works for Women’s History Month in March," Logan told BuzzFeed. "This year, I wanted to do something different, something that would highlight not just the good works by women, but also the disparity in the industry."

Logan estimates that just 37 percent of the books she carries have been written by women, despite her best efforts to carry more.

She told The Huffington Post that she believes men are so pervasive throughout literature not because of their "talent, choice, or even popularity, but mostly through industry favoritism, social opportunity, and habit."

With her project, Logan wants people to think: "Is the gender gap really this uneven, and why? What does my personal library look like? What can be done to change this imbalance?"

If you're in the Cleveland area, you can see the display until March 15.

So far, Logan said customers' response to the project has been "fantastic and warm," despite some accusations of sexism.

"If this exercise encourages people (myself included) to ask questions and to improve our habits, I think we have learned something and it is successful," Logan told the HuffPost. 

"The novels by men will continue to be bought, sold, read, and loved, but hopefully the women’s words will gain an extra footing on the shelf," she added.