Gaming has had the issue of treating female gamers differently for some time. The girl gamer stereotype is a toxic one. There are numerous cases of women getting mistreated in online matches simply because they are female. But there is no such thing as a male gamer and a female gamer just a gamer. So I am happy to see that, in the UK, female gamers will accounts for a billion pounds worth of sales in a 12-month period. Female gamers are not going anywhere and they are growing in the market.
Gaming still has a way to go before it sheds the image of the guy in his parent's basement drinking mountain dew in front of a computer screen. Of course he is overweight and has no life. But we are entering a world of esports where the players are treated like pro athletes (with sponsors), casual players of all ages gaming on their phones and both men and women kicking some butt online. It will take time but this article hints we are getting there.
here is the link:
http://jstationx.com/2017/08/01/uk-female-gamers-spend-on-games/
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