#1ReasonWhy: Thoughts and Link Round-Up
An interesting conversation thread happened on Twitter last week. Someone who works at Kickstarter as the specialist for games projects asked why there are so few women working in the games industry. It’s a huge question, one that seemed like…
Tropes vs. Women on the Internet: Having Opinions
One of the big pieces of news over the past few weeks has been the organized harassment campaign (trigger warning) against Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency. What she did wrong, according to the harassers, was to dare to put up a Kickstarter…
Miss Representation Film Screening and Panel Discussion
This week, I’ll be attending a screening of the documentary film, Miss Representation, and speaking on a post-film panel discussion. Here are the event details: Miss Representation – Presented by Women’s Funding Alliance in partnership with Reel Grrls, GeekGirlCon, and…
Now Read This: Three Articles on Sexism and Games Culture
I read a lot of articles and blog posts about -isms (sexism, racism, etc.) and how they relate to videogames and the culture and community of gamers. Here are three articles I read over the past week that I found…
Video: Girls Suck At Video Games / Les Filles Sont Nulles Aux Jeux Vidéo
Girls suck at video games / Les filles sont nulles aux jeux vidéo from Stéphanie Mercier on Vimeo. This animated video uses the concept of a videogame to illustrate the obstacles and expectations that working women face. Better by Design…