单选题 The development of female writers is hindered by the extreme conventionality of the other sex.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 句意：女性作家的发展受到性别歧视这一极端观念的阻碍。hinder阻碍，妨碍。impede阻碍。derail出轨。minimize最小化。fail失败。