No more female heroes any more
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 10:29

No more female heroes any more


Less than ten percent

While women make up almost half of all gamers, there is far from an equal representation of women in games and the situation is getting dire according to a new study.

Microsoft is not transparent about transparency
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You can probably see through the reasons

Software King of the World Microsoft is refusing to release a transparency report into the way it handles women employees.

Computer can tell if a woman is faking an orgasm
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Claim boffins with too much time on their hands

A team of boffins which invented a device which can tell if a woman is faking an orgasm has found itself the butt of jokes on social media.

IT women not given guidance or support
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Friday, 08 March 2019 11:34

IT women not given guidance or support


Men have more opportunity than women

Results from a recent poll have shown that men have more opportunity than women to reach senior roles in the cyber and information security industry.

Oracle systematically underpaid women claims lawsuit
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Saving money

Everyone's favourite database company, Oracle, is alleged to have systematically underpaid its women employees and continued to do so after the government told it to be more reasonable, a court has been told.

Alphabet shouts down employee attempts to hire more women and ethnic minorities
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We want the right men for the job

Alphabet shareholders, including top executives, voted down several proposals from employees calling for diversity goals at the company.

More women than men play computer games
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But the PC industry is not ready for them

The stereotypical online gamer is young and male, but smartphones have meant women play more games than men, it is just that the industry mostly ignores them.

Microsoft has issues with women who don't want good karma
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Huge numbers of complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment

Software King of the World Microsoft, whose boss said that women would get bad karma if they were aggressive about getting money for their work, is suffering from a wave of internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment.

UK wants tech companies to sign a diversity charter
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Already 150 have agreed

The UK government wants tech giants to commit to interviewing more women for new roles, amid widespread concerns over the lack of diversity in the technology industry.

Microsoft sued for discriminating against women
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Wednesday, 01 November 2017 11:48

Microsoft sued for discriminating against women


This is fast getting out of control

The outfit whose CEO once said women could obtain good karma for taking lower salaries than men is being sued in a court case which is getting bigger by the day.