Women in Gaming: Girls Just Want To Play!
Valentina Conocchiari
March 10, 2023
An Ongoing Issue: In 2021, a study conducted by Reach3 Insights and Lenovo revealed that 59% of women in gaming from the US, Germany, and China hide their gender while playing to avoid harassment. When asked what type of intimidation these gamers were facing: 70% mentioned comments about their skills 65% referred to gatekeeping or patronizing comments 44% said they had “received unsolicited relationship requests.” However, results also showed that 80% of women gamers were happy with the representation of
