This sexist question at the IEM press conference illustrates eSports’ gender problem

Last weekIntel announced its new AnyKey initiativeto help support diversity in eSports and make competitive gaming more gender-inclusive.

Well, it’s clearly got its work cut out judging by one of the questions pitched to the panel at the Intel Extreme Masters press conference in Katowice this morning.

Intel’s director of developer relations Lee Machenspoke about Intel’s sponsored female CSGO teams, the importance of diversity in eSports and the $30,000 Intel Challenge Katowice all-female CSGO tournament taking place this weekend.

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