In a Series of Behavioral Experiments, Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Va...
New study finds people aren't more likely to prefer art by a man than a women, but will assume his work is more famous and worth more money.
I feel that this needs repeating for good measure.
One is stuck between the advice of "draw what you want to draw, so that you don't burn out, and the advice of drawing whatever the latest flavour of the month fanart is, whether you like the franchise or not.
So many good artists out there who never get any discoverability because they spend all their effort into drawing, and none on playing popularity games.