Guess What Profession Gets You Death Threats And Hacking Attempts Just For Being A Woman?

Games are supposed to be fun, right? So why are death threats an occupational hazard for women who work in the video game industry? Seems a bit … incongruous.

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Phoebe Gavin

Oct 13, 2014

The gaming industry isn’t the only industry that’s hostile to women. Let’s keep trying to bring the count down by sharing stuff like this. Sunlight is the best disenfectant!

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