Video games are played by nearly three billion people worldwide and make more money annually than the film industry. Around 50% of gamers are female but gaming has chronic problems with gender bias.
Female players have recounted receiving sexist abuse online and there have been claims of gender discrimination in video-game development. Let’s not forget “Gamergate”, the year-long campaign of harassment between 2014 and 2015 of prominent female gamers and developers.
