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Anita Sarkeesian
Anita Sarkeesian, born 1983, is a Canadian-American feminist media critic whose series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games critiqued female stereotypes, earning a Peabody Award, and drew years of online harassment.
Gender representation in video games
Gender representation in video games covers how women and gender-diverse people appear as characters and participate as players and developers. Men characters vastly outnumber women in game content despite a near gender-parity player base; female characters are often sexualized or secondary, and harassment shapes women's play.
Women and video games
Women and video games: women's role as players, developers, esports competitors, and characters. Women are near parity as players (46% of US gamers) but underrepresented in industry (20%), esports (5%), and face harassment.