#1reasonwhy - Women Talk About Their Game Industry Experiences
Women involved with the game industry voiced their thoughts on sexism in both the workplace and in video games.
#1reasonwhy because when greeting a man visiting from another gaming studio he turned to my boss and exclaimed "She's cuter than ours"
#1reasonwhy Because creating appropriately dressed female characters is viewed as a rarity, rather than the norm.
People always assume I'm buying games for a brother or BF, not myself, & my class in Game Development never took me seriously #1reasonwhy
#1reasonwhy Because every woman I know has a story about being verbally or physically harassed when we dared to attend an event on our own.
my coworkers assumed I was hired purely for looks at my former magazine gig and didn't believe I played games. #1reasonwhy
GDC every year for me is assuming I'm PR or I'm the girlfriend of the dude I'm standing next to #1ReasonWhy
Because it was okay for another writer to accuse me of having sex with PR reps for review copies out of jealousy. #1reasonwhy
#1reasonwhy because there's not enough investment in AAA games about something other than war, cowboys, football, cars. sorry, but it's true
The #1reasonwhy tweets are common experiences. Last year at GDC I had two guys get really grabby. I felt gross, embarrassed & unwelcome.
#1reasonwhy because when I reveal where i work, lots of guys makes jokes about how I must have "earned" my position through my looks or sex
#1reasonwhy Becuse: "That's just the culture, deal or get out." and "You're just jealous because you don't look that good."
Because our lead designer used to yell about there being "a vagina in the room" and nobody called him on it, boss included. #1reasonwhy
Being told that the only reason you got into the game industry was to find a husband and settle down. #1reasonwhy
#1ReasonWhy Because I'm afraid to look at comment sections of Kotaku's articles relating to sexism in the gaming industry (stopdropreload)
Aaaaaaaaaaand as the #1reasonwhy tweets keep flowing, I get a press release about "bondage gear" DLC costumes for Dead or Alive 5.
