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Lack of female creators
During a panel at San Diego Comic Con 2011, DC Comics co-publisher Dan Didio was asked by fan about the drop of female creators on DC titles from 12% to 1%. Didio responded: "What do those numbers mean to you? What do they mean to you? Who should we be hiring? Tell me right now. Who should we be hiring right now? Tell me."

In an editorial responding to Didio, ComicsAlliance editor-in-chief Laura Hudson wrote, "Women are half of the world, and a significant percentage of the DC Comics character stable, and yet only 1% of their creators. And the way that you treat and represent half of the people in your world -- and by extension, half of the people in the real world who might potentially buy your books -- should be more than a marginal concern."

On July 29, 2011, DC released a letter addressing the lack of female creators on their official blog, highlighting notable female creators currently being published by them and promising more in the future.

Hudson called the letter "an enormous and very positive departure from how DC Comics has dealt with controversies about gender and race in the past, which was almost uniformly not to comment", adding "While it remains to be seen what sort of meaningful changes in either attitudes or hiring practices will follow, it certainly leaves me feeling more optimistic than I have in some time, or maybe ever."

A Change.org petition urging DC to hire more women has recieved over 4,400 signatures as of October 1, 2011.

Portrayal of female characters
DC has also received criticism for its handing of certain female characters during the relaunch.