Girls are Getting More & More Into Gaming
Computer Gaming World Magazine has a feature in its July / August issueabout its increasing percentage of women readers. According to them, their
percentage of female readers has jumped from 3% to 15% percentage in the past
few years. Unfortunately they don’t have an explanation for as to why more women
are becoming interested in their magazine. No matter what the exact reason is,
it’s exciting to see that there is a growing amount of women interested in
gaming.
While we’re on the subject, here are some links to Women’s Gaming related sites:
Women Gamers
GrrlGamer
Game Girlz
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