I'm hoping that with the new expansion, there's also an addition of women to the Great People list.
Women are currently completely absent from the Great Artists list, even though there are lots of female writers and artists who are super-important - poets like Enheduanna, the first recorded writer in history; authors like Murasaki Shikibu, creator of the world's first psychological novel, and artists like Frida Kahlo, perhaps Mexico's most famous painter.
So far, the Great Works list hasn't included any works by women either.
I don't think Firaxis should try for gender equity here (how many female Great Admirals can you name? Ching Shih, maybe?). But it can't hurt to include a few women's names in the mix.
Update: Full list of Great People here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=472333
There are female Great Merchants, Great Generals and Great Scientists (lots of scientists).
There are no female Great Admirals, Great Engineers and Great Artists.
Women are currently completely absent from the Great Artists list, even though there are lots of female writers and artists who are super-important - poets like Enheduanna, the first recorded writer in history; authors like Murasaki Shikibu, creator of the world's first psychological novel, and artists like Frida Kahlo, perhaps Mexico's most famous painter.
So far, the Great Works list hasn't included any works by women either.
I don't think Firaxis should try for gender equity here (how many female Great Admirals can you name? Ching Shih, maybe?). But it can't hurt to include a few women's names in the mix.
Update: Full list of Great People here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=472333
There are female Great Merchants, Great Generals and Great Scientists (lots of scientists).
There are no female Great Admirals, Great Engineers and Great Artists.