College esports are booming — but women are being left out
College esports are booming — but women are being left out 1. Why are college esports dominated by men? Women and girls experience manyobstaclesthroughout esports environments – both in terms of participation and employment. These include the way they are subjected togender-basedharassment from male esport players, toxic masculinity, stereotyping, and prejudices, as I and colleagues wrote in a forthcoming article for theSport Management Review. These circumstances have resulted in lower numbers of women and girls in varsity collegiate esports....