“This has got to stop” Women game developers fight sexism in industry

http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/game-on-women-are-developing-new-video-games-and-a-new-culture/

Published on August 13, 2015, Zoe Quinn talks about her experience of on-line harassment after the GamerGate incident. At the end of a short relationship, Quinn’s partner released personal and intimate information about her in a blog which was quickly utilized by anonymous users to attack Quinn emotionally and professionally.   The article goes on to discuss how the video game industry has been largely male dominated, and has led to a hostile environment for women gamers. The article briefly touches upon a misogynistic switch in the gaming environment following the industry crash in 1983. However, Quinn and other female gamers and developers that were interviewed remain hopeful that the gendered problem will be resolved as video games continue to grow in popularity.