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Sexism in the gaming industry
Women are made to feel as if they are trespassing into male territory when playing video games, and because of this they do not get the same sense of belonging as male gamers. (Fox and Tang, 2014) There are many reasons why sexism in the gaming industry still exists, primarily the fact that female designers, programmers, and producers make up only a small part of the gaming industry’s work force, which has lead to the majority of female characters in games being heavily sexualised for male stimulation (Beasley and Standley, 2002). However, Sexism in the gaming industry has significantly decreased since early video games. In early arcade games females only made up 2% of …show more content…
This includes the over-sexualisation of female characters in video games, most female characters are dressed in such a way as to bring attention to their bodies, specifically their breasts. (Beasley Standley, 2002). One strong theory behind why this can continue to happen is because “women are underrepresented in the video game developing world” (Fox and Tang, 2014), and therefore there is not much restriction on how the men who create these games portray women in these …show more content…
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