Gender roles and video games: Or, why do guys play as girls all the time online?

Edit: My friend Jill wrote a passionate, well-thought out and well-written counterpoint to my blog post. Leigh Alexander is probably one of the more controversial video game journalists because she refuses to shelf her gender while writing about video games. It's what I find most interesting and admirable about her, since she speaks very frankly…

What Does the Word 'Girl' Mean Now and Why Has It Become So Popular? - The New York Times

Is it odd to prefer to play as female game characters if you're male? - Quora

Who plays video games? Younger men, but many others too

Global gamers by age and gender 2017

Are there gendered differences in the way people play video games or is gender in gaming only based on a stereotype? - Quora

About one out of three men prefer playing female characters. Rethinking the importance of female protagonists in video games. - Quantic Foundry

Gender representation in video games - Wikipedia

The Problem With Gender Roles in Society – THE HAWKEYE

Male and Female Gamers: How Their Similarities and Differences Shape the Games Market

The Male Domain: Exclusion of Women in Video Games