Although esports – competitive, organized video gaming – have exploded into a billion-dollar industry, women players are hard to find on esports teams at America’s colleges and universities. In the following Q&A, Lindsey Darvin, an assistant professor of sport management, shines light on the reasons. 1. Why are college esports dominated by men? Women and girls experience many obstacles throughout esports environments – both in terms of participation and employment. These include the way they are subjected to gender-based harassment from male esport players, toxic masculinity, stereotyping, and prejudices, as I and colleagues wrote in a forthcoming article for the Sport…
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