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Nearly a third of female gamers feel guilty about their hobby: New study

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By Steph Rennick, Sean Roberts, Owen Ferguson, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
While playing video games has traditionally been thought of as a male-dominated pastime, 51% of women now game in some capacity compared to 53% of men. However, although the number of women playing video games continues to increase, their representation varies across different genres, platforms and games. We surveyed 1,000 women of all ages across the UK who play mobile games (the most popular way for women to play).
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Nearly a third of female gamers feel guilty about their hobby – new study

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By Steph Rennick
| Inkl
DC Studio/Shutterstock Twenty-nine per cent felt guilty for taking time to play video games, and 16% keep gaming a secret for fear of judgment. More than 41% of the women we surveyed agreed that playing games is one of the things they most look forward to each day. However, almost 60% felt that they do not play enough games to consider themselves a “gamer” and more than 30% said they would be embarrassed to call themselves one.
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Nearly a third of female gamers feel guilty about their hobby - new study

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By Steph Rennick, Seán Roberts
| Yahoo Canada Verified
While playing video games has traditionally been thought of as a male-dominated pastime, 51% of women now game in some capacity compared to 53% of men. However, although the number of women playing video games continues to increase, their representation varies across different genres, platforms and games.
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