International Women's Day 2022

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Interview Mar 16th, 2022

IWD22: Playrix’s Marianna Vallejo on the importance of positive company culture and how to encourage more women into the games industry

“Aside from verbal encouragement and inspiring social network posts, I think the main incentive can be some kind of compensation for childcare”

Infinite Arcade's Ekin Eris: "Compared to traditional businesses, the gaming scene in Turkey is more developed in gender equality."

Interview Mar 15th, 2022

Infinite Arcade's Ekin Eris: "Compared to traditional businesses, the gaming scene in Turkey is more developed in gender equality."

The change to remote working, more women wanting to join the games industry, and ensuring the company values align with your own

IWD22: “Our efforts of today will empower the women game developers of tomorrow.”

Interview Mar 15th, 2022

IWD22: “Our efforts of today will empower the women game developers of tomorrow.”

Renee Gittins of Phoenix Labs on how videogames are a key tool to empower women and minorities

Zynga's Nicole Hartvig David: "To attract more women in gaming, we need to ensure that they are equally represented as the face of the industry"

Interview Mar 14th, 2022

Zynga's Nicole Hartvig David: "To attract more women in gaming, we need to ensure that they are equally represented as the face of the industry"

Maternity and paternity leave, childcare, and inclusive activities needed for greater gender representation, says Zynga VP of marketing Nicole Hartvig David

Interview Mar 14th, 2022

IWD22: "Engaging with people with different perspectives with openness and curiosity can transform a team and what that team can make"

Original Fire Games' Carolina Mastretta on inspiring leaders and why diversity in the workplace is so important

IWD22: Eve Crevoshay of Take This focuses on the importance of prioritising your well-being

Interview Mar 11th, 2022

IWD22: Eve Crevoshay of Take This focuses on the importance of prioritising your well-being

"We don’t serve everyone unless everyone is represented at the design table."

Interview Mar 11th, 2022

IWD22: Cami Smith explains why perseverance is key to success in the games industry

"[The games industry] is an industry filled with passion, new ideas, and storytellers that create incredible environments, characters, and sounds."

IWD22: "If you have faith in your skills and expertise those will prevail."

Interview Mar 10th, 2022

IWD22: "If you have faith in your skills and expertise those will prevail."

Jacki Vause of Dimoso on the next great opportunities for the mobile games market

"The number of female designers in the games industry is higher than ever, but this doesn’t apply to developer and management roles"

Interview Mar 10th, 2022

"The number of female designers in the games industry is higher than ever, but this doesn’t apply to developer and management roles"

Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oğuz talks the women joining the Turkish mobile games industry

Interview Mar 9th, 2022

IWD22: "No matter how empathetic someone may be... they will still never know how it feels to be any other person"

Fertessa Allyse of Funko Games on the portrayal of women in games

IWD22: "The 'metaverse' trend has been significantly overblown and disproportionately emphasised"

Interview Mar 8th, 2022

IWD22: "The 'metaverse' trend has been significantly overblown and disproportionately emphasised"

Kate Edwards of Geogrify’s on inclusive game-making

IWD22: "Society often tells women that they need to take 'responsible' jobs"

Interview Mar 8th, 2022

IWD22: "Society often tells women that they need to take 'responsible' jobs"

Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games on what it means to be a woman in games

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