A full-fledged feminist movement has begun in the gaming community. Women are generally thought to be understood by members of many geeky, gamer, or nerdy segments of today's society. In the video game industry, women are statistical and cultural exceptions. Gender stereotypes regarding female gamers or "Gamer Girls", the latter of which have begun to be given a negative meaning, prevent many women from fully participating in the rich culture of the video game industry. Female gaming industry workers are receiving mixed signals from an industry that on the outside appears to desire gender diversity in order to attract growing numbers of female gamers, but on the inside it is reluctant to change its sexist and discriminatory practices that make women feel isolated. outside and alone. Women in the gaming community not only receive sexist and vulgar remarks from their male counterparts in the community, but the very companies that create the games they love to play set them apart more than anyone else. Given that game development is a very male-dominated job in the video game industry, it's understandable that women feel a little discouraged from pursuing a career in video games, but the few women who brave the Doubts are met with criticism and dominant remarks. They are paid less than their male counterparts and are less likely to get promotions. Women are looked down upon in the video game industry, as in many other "male-dominated" factions of society, mainly due to the low number of women in high positions. the gaming community. Female game developers make up just 11 percent of game designers and 3 percent of programmers, extremely low percentages compared to their male counterparts. The percentage of women as game developers is low even compared to the middle of paper......in and that holds them back, many have reached almost prestigious ranks. In and out of FPS games. Works Cited Frum, Larry. “Nearly half of video gamers are women.” CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. April 13, 2014. .Kessock, Shoshana. “#1ReasonWhy shines a light on discrimination in game design.” Web log publication. http://www.tor.com/. Np, November 28, 2012. Web. April 10, 2014. “Major League Gaming.” Major League Games. Np, and Web. April 14, 2014. Sarkeesian, Anita. "Damsel in Distress (Part 1) Tropes vs Women | Feminist Frequency." Feminist frequency. Np, and Web. April 11. 2014. .