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Fernando Cano — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:22:42 +0000

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Comment on Is the games industry institutionally sexist? by david glance

david glance — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:00:43 +0000

I personally think it is endemic in all industries. I have worked in software, health, finance and higher education – the only distinguishing feature was the prevalence of women in the workforce and the roles that they mainly took in this areas. That may have some bearing on attitudes – highlighting it in the case of environments with fewer women?

The games industry is probably institutionally sexist – but I wonder if it is more so than others.

Comment on Is the games industry institutionally sexist? by Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:41:15 +0000

Hi David. Just for clarity, do you think that this is a problem endemic to the games industry or elsewhere? I see the problem in other places but the extent or way it takes its form different. Personally I think this damages men and what it means to be male as well as damaging women. From what I can see comments such as the one you highlight above are often (but not always) a result of someone feeling threatened. Not that this excuses such behaviour, but I would suggest that it perhaps reflects the perception of change and a challenge to some men’s identity within society.

Comment on Is the games industry institutionally sexist? by david glance

david glance — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:01:19 +0000

I’m not sure I understand why the games industry should be any different from any other – I saw an article about Amelia Andersdotter – the Swedish Pirate Party MEP – there were the inevitable comments about her looks – in the absence of anything intelligent to say, it is the first resort of the ignorant. Women can dress in sackcloth and still be accused of provocative dressing. It is a given.

Comment on In response to: ‘Dear Men, Please Listen. Love, Man’ by Is the games industry institutionally sexist? | Kathryn Corrick

Is the games industry institutionally sexist? | Kathryn Corrick — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:47:11 +0000

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Comment on In response to: ‘Dear Men, Please Listen. Love, Man’ by Is the games industry institutionally sexist? | Kathryn Corrick

Is the games industry institutionally sexist? | Kathryn Corrick — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:45:12 +0000

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Comment on In response to: ‘Dear Men, Please Listen. Love, Man’ by Janet E Davis

Janet E Davis — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:24:25 +0000

Interesting blog post, Kathryn.
I’ve been pointing out the general imbalance for years. Of course, I’ve noticed that the digital world seems very male – but then so was built environment heritage in the 1980s and early 1990s.
When I was an undergraduate, I think that only the fashion degree courses had more female than male teaching staff. Twenty years later, I was still pointing out that there were fewer senior lecturer or reader or professor posts held by women.
In public culture, there are lots of women, but a disproportionate number of men in the more senior positions.
Women not being in senior positions means that they are not involved in making the major decisions or policy. There are not enough women yet as speakers at conferences, symposia, colloquia, summits, or even unconferences. I have deliberately tried to include women in my photos of digital events to try to encourage people to think of the digital world as having women in it. I greatly admire what Suw, Sue, Emma and others are doing to encourage women to train for and work in digital jobs. You, Kathryn, and they make a difference.
Things are changing, but still too slowly.

Comment on Finding Ada at OpenTech 2009 by In response to: ‘Dear Men, Please Listen. Love, Man’ | Kathryn Corrick

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:53:23 +0000

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Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:39:53 +0000

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