Dev Talk: Where the Girls Aren't - The Role of Women in the Gaming Industry

by on Oct 04, 2010

When it comes to women in video games there’s no shortage of female characters; from Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) to Tifa Lockheart (Final Fantasy VII) there’s a long history of virtual women kicking pi

When it comes to women in video games there’s no shortage of female
characters; from Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) to Tifa Lockheart (Final
Fantasy VII) there’s a long history of virtual women kicking pixel ass.
But things are a bit different in the video gaming industry, where
real, flesh and blood female developers and industry experts are still
a bit of a rarity. Ten Ton Hammer spoke to industry professionals, both
male and female, to get their perspectives. We asked whether they felt
women were given equal opportunity in the gaming industry currently,
and bid them to tell us how they saw the role of women in gaming
evolving.


style="font-style: italic;">"Although the number of women in
gaming is slowly increasing, I don’t think we’ll be able to approach a
50/50 gender ratio until we can identify and remove the deterrents that
are discouraging girls and young women from even considering the
industry as a viable option."



Read the thoughts and opinions of developers, both female and male, in href="http://tentonhammer.com/interviews/devtalk/2010/sep">Where
The Girls Aren't - The Role of Women in the Gaming Industry.

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