For me, this is why the only Golden Age SF I still read either either written by women (mostly Brackett and Norton) or by Arthur Clarke, who avoided the issue by largely avoiding having female characters in his stories.
Of course, these's also H. Beam Piper, who had a lot of odd ideas in his work (I'm still baffled that The Uller Uprising was written only 7 years after WWII ended, and the protagonist was a monocle-wearing Nazi descendant - what the hell was that all about), but he also featured more than a few competent, non-sexualized female characters.
OTOH, Asimov, Heinlein, Anderson, and etc always managed to serve up that extra helping of sexism.
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Of course, these's also H. Beam Piper, who had a lot of odd ideas in his work (I'm still baffled that The Uller Uprising was written only 7 years after WWII ended, and the protagonist was a monocle-wearing Nazi descendant - what the hell was that all about), but he also featured more than a few competent, non-sexualized female characters.
OTOH, Asimov, Heinlein, Anderson, and etc always managed to serve up that extra helping of sexism.
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