Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The issue of sexism in Overwatch and gaming in general is not discussed anywhere near enough. The fact that women are still so frequently targeted for harassment in-game, simply because of their gender, is a point of shame in this community. It's time we #SpeakUp and made a change.
References at the bottom.
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References:
1 - stopstreetharassment.org/2010/01/75-percent-of-women-have-been-followed-by-a-stranger
2 - theesa.com/esa-research/2019-essential-facts-about-the-computer-and-video-game-industry
3 - unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation/facts-and-figures
4 - hbr.org/2018/10/how-men-get-penalized-for-straying-from-masculine-norms
5 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689089
6 - apa.org/pi/about/publications/caregivers/faq/statistics
7 - caregiver.org/caregiver-statistics-demographics
8 - venturebeat.com/2019/01/31/skillz-top-10-mobile-esports-players-won-8-million-in-2018
9 - esportswizard.com/news/mobile-esports/skillz-paid-8m-in-esports-prizes-in-2018-to-10-players
10 - esportsearnings.com/history/2018/top_players
11 - venturebeat.com/2019/02/21/interpret-female-esports-viewership-grew-6-5-percentage-points-over-two-years
12 - apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/share
13 - Digitized Lives, (2013) T.V. Reed
14 - psycnet.apa.org/buy/2015-17472-001
15 - hbr.org/2018/10/how-men-get-penalized-for-straying-from-masculine-norms
16 - link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-018-9962-0
The issue of sexism in Overwatch and gaming in general is not discussed anywhere near enough. The fact that women are still so frequently targeted for harassment in-game, simply because of their gender, is a point of shame in this community. It's time we #SpeakUp and made a change.
References at the bottom.
My Merch: teespring.com/stores/svbs-store
Patreon (Who Get Discounts and Free Gear): patreon.com/svb.
Twitch: twitch.tv/owsvb.
Twitter: twitter.com/OW_SVB.
Discord server: discord.gg/ftRV8bg. Join me!
References:
1 - stopstreetharassment.org/2010/01/75-percent-of-women-have-been-followed-by-a-stranger
2 - theesa.com/esa-research/2019-essential-facts-about-the-computer-and-video-game-industry
3 - unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation/facts-and-figures
4 - hbr.org/2018/10/how-men-get-penalized-for-straying-from-masculine-norms
5 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26689089
6 - apa.org/pi/about/publications/caregivers/faq/statistics
7 - caregiver.org/caregiver-statistics-demographics
8 - venturebeat.com/2019/01/31/skillz-top-10-mobile-esports-players-won-8-million-in-2018
9 - esportswizard.com/news/mobile-esports/skillz-paid-8m-in-esports-prizes-in-2018-to-10-players
10 - esportsearnings.com/history/2018/top_players
11 - venturebeat.com/2019/02/21/interpret-female-esports-viewership-grew-6-5-percentage-points-over-two-years
12 - apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/share
13 - Digitized Lives, (2013) T.V. Reed
14 - psycnet.apa.org/buy/2015-17472-001
15 - hbr.org/2018/10/how-men-get-penalized-for-straying-from-masculine-norms
16 - link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-018-9962-0
