- Technology
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not like I'm advocating that we ban 'Call of Duty' or anything silly like that, I'm asking is for companies to look at their hiring practices, to hire more women... and make sure they portray women in their games in a socially responsible way.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone can go to 8chan, a website entirely for Gamergaters. You can read what they post about me and other women. It's not just casual sexism, it's angry, violent sexism.
- Stand
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- Nov 07, 2020
To stand up to GamerGate, that's my choice. I can't make that choice for the women I work with.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The cost of speaking out is so high for women, I understand why most decide not to.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are some men that are very threatened by the fact that women play games nowadays.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My big lesson from Gamergate is asking the men in charge to do the right thing does not work. So we need women, we need people of color in positions of power not just in the game industry but at social media and tech companies and in Congress.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The video game industry traditionally has been a very male-dominated field. You know, with the advent of the iPhone, the number of women gamers exploded.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what a lot of women in the game industry saw with Gamergate is they saw if they came forward, help was not going to come.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
With my company, Giant Spacekat, I was very angry about the lack of games that portrayed women positively in the video game industry, so I launched my own studio, gave a lot of very talented women jobs, and we made some of the most awesome, empowering games in the business.
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Internet has done so much for so many. It allows women and minorities to have access to education, training, and information that sometimes isn't available to them for whatever reason.
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
The real question is whether or not the communities that rule the Internet can make their spaces safer for users, especially women and minorities.
- Nov 07, 2020
The truth is, the game industry is a really incredibly difficult place for women to work.
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- Nov 07, 2020