Being a Woman in a Man's Game World

Written: 7/21/2000
Written by: Samantha Peters, Klache Entertainment

Being a woman in a male dominated industry is always a difficult task, but from personal experience, it seems to be exceptionally hard in the fields of technology and computer information. For decades, women have been fighting for equal rights and the ability to do jobs that men commonly do. Now, it isn't uncommon to see women in warehouses, driving heavy machinery, working in an office, or even in operating rooms. With the advent of the dawning technological era, however, another field has become open for women to explore.

Being a part of a game development team myself, I work with a male-dominated team on a daily basis. There is only one other woman on our staff, an exceptionally talented 2D artist, aside from myself, making the female influence amongst the team rather minimal in comparison to everyone else. Thankfully, we work in an environment that is quite favorable for us; the men we work with have no qualms with working with us. Unfortunately, this often doesn't extend beyond our own team. 

Much of my work exists in the realm of public relations, and on a daily basis I am confronted with at least one man that either a) doesn't believe me, or b) refuses to take me seriously. These men range from so-called professional contacts to potential fans to just people I happen to meet on a daily basis. This is just one facet of a custom that has been etched into society for hundreds of years, a custom that most women despise and fight to overcome: the subservience of the female gender and intellectual dominance of males. 

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