This page will be an overview of women in games. By this we mean Video Games, Roleplaying Games, Card Games, and Board Games. Usually there is a distinction made between Video Gaming and what is known as Hobby Games (RPGs, Card and Board Games). Please see each section for more in depth information on each category.
Contents
Issues
- Condescension
- Essentialism
- Invisibility
- Here with my boyfriend
- Limited education
- Objectification
- Online harassment
- Sexist advertising
- Sexualized environment
Timeline of Events
2005
Card - Pimp the Backhanding
Card - SPANC - Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirls
RPG - Chris Crawford using "Evolutionary Psych" to explain why women don't like roleplaying games. [1]
2007
RPG - Confessions of a Part Time Sorceress
2008
RPG - On Gender and Gaming by Jonathan Tweet
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