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"It is very painful to hear these stories," says HR rep
Read More »Microsoft says it ‘must do better’ as it investigates sexual harassment claims
New UK racial equity and inclusion movement, POC in Play, announces inaugural event
"POC in Play aims to make the changes we so desperately need to improve access and retention of POC talent"
Read More »Riot appoints former Uber executive as new senior advisor on diversity and inclusion
Frances Frei has already met with Riot leadership
Read More »Interview: Women in Games’ Marie-Claire Isaaman on Gender Imbalance
Aardvark Swift’s Joseph Relton speaks to Women in Games’ Marie-Claire Isaaman about gender imbalance from esports to education
Read More »IGDA survey: Male technical workers more than double women
Workers of colour underrepresented in senior management roles, pay gaps detailed
Read More »Rod Fergusson reveals why Epic dropped a female co-op character from Gears of War
‘It’s not a free choice,’ says The Coalition studio director, citing technical hurdles such as the amount of dialogue required
Read More »Women in game audio earn less than men
Female audio experts need 2.15 years of experience to make up the pay difference – but will never catch up to male colleagues
Read More »Study finds number of sexualised female characters has fallen ‘significantly’ in the last decade
Look at portrayal of women in games over the last 31 years reveals spike in sexualised protagonists in the 1990s following release of Tomb Raider
Read More »EA opens doors to Girls Who Code for second year
20 10th- and 11th-grade students will be taught to program in Scratch and Python, as well as learning AI and UX design
Read More »Rust devs make player gender random – and permanent
‘We understand that you may now be a gender that you don’t identify with in real-life. Technically nothing has changed, since half the population was already living with those feelings.’
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