[1] In September 2013, Lisa Mandel prepared a parody exhibition : Men and comics (Les Hommes et la BD).
After this was brought to light by the collective, and some of its members called for a boycott of the vote to denounce this lack of gender diversity, several short-listed artists asked for their withdrawal from the entirely male list.
"[6] The illustrator Alraun launched on Twitter the hashtag #WomenDoBD to make women with a career in comics more prominent.
[7] The festival then included six female nominees, before permanently changing the selection method, leaving authors to elect their peers: each Member of the Academy gets a free vote.
[8] A few months later, Kelly Sue DeConnick, inspired by these events, launched the #VisibleWomen hashtag to campaign against the marginalization of women in comics creation.
[9] From its beginning, the website of the collective, has included a section where female comic artists report misogynistic behavior encountered in their professional sphere.