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A 2008 Gallup poll indicated that men and women each make up half of all American video game players. [2] In 2014, women comprised 52% of video game players in the UK and 48% in Spain. [11] According to a 2008 study by the Pew Research Center, "fully 99% of boys and 94% of girls" play video games. [12]
Video game composer, Kumi Tanioka in 2007 Robin Hunicke speaking at the 2018 Game Developers Conference Siobhan Reddy speaking at the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Women have been part of the video game industry since the 1960s. Mabel Addis of The Sumerian Game (1964) was the first writer of a video game and first female game designer. [126]
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games is a YouTube video series created by Anita Sarkeesian examining gender representation in video games. The series was financed via crowdfunding , and came to widespread attention when its Kickstarter campaign triggered a wave of online harassment against Sarkeesian, [ 2 ] causing her to flee her home at one point.
You can still be pro-woman and conservative, Karin Agness Lips, who founded the Network of Enlightened Women, argues. Why one woman believes we need a new brand of feminism Skip to main content
Women are sometimes marginalized as "intruders", as it is assumed they do not play video games that aren't associated with female players such as the Sims, music video games or casual games. Conversely, insults towards men focus mainly on their alleged lack of manliness for playing "girl games" or disliking violent games. [ 4 ]
The pre-feminist days with a vast pool of talented women eager to teach is long gone. We need leaders that will make education a top priority. ... of feminism clear in today’s teacher shortage ...
Women in Games, formally Women in Games WIGJ is a UK-based community interest company which aims to recruit more women into the video gaming industry and to protect the interests of women in the industry. It was founded in 2009 and originally known as Women in Games Jobs (WIGJ); the initials are still part of its legal name.
In 2014, Sarkeesian received the Ambassador Award at the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards for her work on the representation of women in video games, becoming the first woman to receive the award. [104] [105] She was also nominated for the Ambassador Award at Microsoft's 2014 Women in Gaming Awards for her work. [106] [107]