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.
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