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…

Feminine design is the next frontier of gender-inclusive video games

Gender has no role in gaming ability, girls just spend less time playing

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

REPORT: Women and games - how do modern female gamers play? - Try Evidence

College students are avid gamers

The Male Domain: Exclusion of Women in Video Games

Just Girl Gamer Things: What gender do you prefer? - GirlGamerGalaxy

Frontiers Gender Stereotypes in a Children's Television Program: Effects on Girls' and Boys' Stereotype Endorsement, Math Performance, Motivational Dispositions, and Attitudes

How the College Gender Gap Might Change the Economy - The New York Times

5 facts about Americans and video games

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