Heya! I used to hang on RPG.net, but given a choice between pointing out sexist (and other) BS and getting banned by overagressive mods, or abandoning it while keeping the option open of working on the Gaming Index and posting in the Tetsujin memorial thread, I left at the start of this year. I posted as Madeline.
You're right that this article has more of a "dumped out of a purse" kind of organization and could benefit from editing. I was thinking of reworking it for Cerise (http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org/archives/13), but didn't have time to do so for the first issue, and the subsequent two have had themes that didn't quite work. I do think that childcare at gaming cons is a big part of making women more welcome in gaming culture, since cons are a significant part of gaming culture, and women are unduly burdened with childcare.
Feel free to add me if you like! I'm glad you found something worthwhile in this post. :)
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You're right that this article has more of a "dumped out of a purse" kind of organization and could benefit from editing. I was thinking of reworking it for Cerise (http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org/archives/13), but didn't have time to do so for the first issue, and the subsequent two have had themes that didn't quite work. I do think that childcare at gaming cons is a big part of making women more welcome in gaming culture, since cons are a significant part of gaming culture, and women are unduly burdened with childcare.
Feel free to add me if you like! I'm glad you found something worthwhile in this post. :)