45 per cent of gamers are women. But in every other way they’re still not equal to men
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Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Dishonored 2... more and more games have females as leads. But the gaming world is still too much of a boy’s club.
By Vanessa Tsai
45% of video gamers, and 46% of game purchasers, are women. More complex storylines, more personalised characters, more acceptance of ‘geekiness’ as something to be proud of and a wider variety of games available are just a few of the reasons why gaming is no longer being seen as a boys-only club
Women are finding their place in the gaming world
GirlGamerGaB, a YouTuber and gamer with 60,000 subscribers, is excited about the change. ‘More and more I feel like it is normal for a woman to play video games too. It’s no longer ‘a guy thing’. Growing up I often heard ‘What, you play video games?! That’s so awesome, girls never play video games!’, but now when you tell someone you play video games you’d sooner get the question what kind of games you’re into, which is really nice.’
And yet, even the fantasy world still isn’t equal.
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