Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) to WomensStuff@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agoWhy are so many women against the video games hobby?message-squaremessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up119file-text
arrow-up119message-squareWhy are so many women against the video games hobby?Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) to WomensStuff@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square26linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVanth ( Vanth@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·6 days ago2026 statistics, it’s 53/46 male/female gamers in the U.S. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232383/gender-split-of-us-computer-and-video-gamers/ Women are gaming. They are probably just not in voice channels as much as men because who wants to deal with unmoderated sexist abuse while trying to enjoy a leisure hobby?
minus-squareSunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 days ago who wants to deal with unmoderated sexist abuse while trying to enjoy a leisure hobby? Definitely one of the biggest failures of modern society.
minus-squareBluegrass_Addict ( Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agosadly it’s not a modern societal issue. women have always been the bearer of abuse for no reason
minus-squarearamis87 ( aramis87@fedia.io ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days ago who wants to deal with unmoderated sexist abuse while trying to enjoy a leisure hobby? Definitely one of the biggest failures of modern society. Do you call it out when you see or hear it? If you want women to show up, it’s on you and your peers to make it a more welcoming environment.
minus-squareSunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoI have called out bigotry in voice comms and initiated vote kicks.
2026 statistics, it’s 53/46 male/female gamers in the U.S.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/232383/gender-split-of-us-computer-and-video-gamers/
Women are gaming. They are probably just not in voice channels as much as men because who wants to deal with unmoderated sexist abuse while trying to enjoy a leisure hobby?
Definitely one of the biggest failures of modern society.
sadly it’s not a modern societal issue. women have always been the bearer of abuse for no reason
Do you call it out when you see or hear it? If you want women to show up, it’s on you and your peers to make it a more welcoming environment.
I have called out bigotry in voice comms and initiated vote kicks.