Content Warning: Sexual Harassment. Bullying. Hostile Environments There's been a lot of talk recently in the video game space about the treatment of women, and we wanted to make sure those discussions extend to the tabletop gaming space as well.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Activision Blizzard Lawsuit: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/22/1019293032/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-unequal-pay-sexual-harassment-video-games

Gates Dowd and why she isn’t working in the tabletop industry anymore: https://gatesdowd.com/

NPR report: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/21/587671849/a-new-survey-finds-eighty-percent-of-women-have-experienced-sexual-harassment

In the workplace: https://www.businessinsider.com/professional-women-have-experienced-sexual-harassment-2019-6

The Angry Chicken, a Hearthstone podcast talking about the Blizzard lawsuit: https://amove.tv/tacblog/2021/5/3/6gx24

Non-gendered ways to greet people: https://www.www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/andyneuenschwander/people-are-sharing-their-favorite-way-to-greet-a-g

Cory’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coryharrop/

Other helpful reading:

Geek social fallacies: https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/

Captain Awkward: https://captainawkward.com/2015/03/14/678-am-i-the-next-bill-cosby-no-thankfully-youre-just-really-sexist/

https://captainawkward.com/2017/08/14/1009-persistence-is-grossly-overrated-in-dating-and-romance/

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