Women Don't Like X-Men

WomenGamers.com reported female gamer and comic fan, 100LittleDolls, accused a gaming focus group of discrimination because of her gender and was banned from participating in a study. She claimed a representative of the focus group didn't want to interview women since they wouldn't be interested in gaming or the X-Men. She posted her story on her blog.

Then I was called by the person who invited me with the information that I couldn't come because I'm a woman. Immediately, I was pissed. I asked why it mattered. His only explanation is that focus groups are split into age groups, therefore the groups are also split by gender. He then wondered how many women could there be that are interested in gaming and the X-Men? How many women do I personally know that game?

But the worst feeling is that this is all because of the attitude that women and men are completely different, which in turn fuels the gender gap in gaming in terms of perception and representation. I know that biologically there are differences between men and women, such as the fact that symptoms for a heart attack in women are different than that of men--but we're gamers. It's a hobby, an interest. If everything, especially video game marketing, keeps focusing on the differences between men and women, we're not going to get anywhere.

Game Focus Group Bans Woman [ WomenGamers.com ]