sexism

Why That List Of The "40 Hottest Women In Tech" Is Possibly The WORST THING EVER For Women Working In Technology (If It Wasn't Already Obvious)

Can we stop valuing women's perceived "hotness" over their accomplishments yet?
Lesley in
Issues, sexism, STEM, technology, GDC

Mar 26, 2013 at 9:00am | 138 comments

gdc

STOP SAYING "FEMINAZI" And Other Advice For Dudes Who Play (And Make) Video Games

Video games are changing, and more women are playing them. Whether you like it or not.
Lesley in
Issues, GDC, video games, sexism, misogyny, feminism

Mar 28, 2013 at 11:00am | 116 comments

gdc

GDC Diary, Day 2: Video Games Have 99 Problems, and Bitches Comprise a Large Number of Them

How much of the games industry’s acknowledged lady problem is an image problem?
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Entertainment, GDC, gender politics, meeting new people and trying new things, porn exists, video games

Mar 8, 2012 at 10:00am | 57 comments

video games

#1reasontobe Really Really Passionate About Games

I care a lot about games and I'm not sorry.
Lesley in
Issues, video games, feminism, GDC

Mar 29, 2013 at 12:00pm | 42 comments

deathbed regrets

GDC Diary, Day 3: Everything I Love About Video Games

Why do I like these silly time-wasters so much? I'll tell you.
Lesley in
Entertainment, deathbed regrets, Fun, GDC, video games

Mar 9, 2012 at 10:00am | 35 comments

gdc

GDC Diary, Day 1: Lesley in Nerdland

I'm at a video game developer's conference and feeling weirdly left out. It gets better?
Lesley in
Entertainment, GDC, meeting new people and trying new things, nerdery, video games

Mar 7, 2012 at 9:00am | 20 comments