"Dedicated guidance and support will surely help young women in gaming": Female BGMI roster of GodLike Esports

sportskeeda.com:

Even if women in gaming are unfortunately still frowned upon by some, the number of female gamers is increasing slowly and steadily. Women who are genuinely good at gaming are even venturing into the esports segment.

One of the most famous esports organizations, GodLike Esports, unveiled their women-only roster a few days ago with a view to encouraging more women to join the industry. In a conversation with Sportskeeda Esports’s Debolina Banerjee, the players of GodLike Esports’s women roster talked about the importance of women in gaming and the need to provide them with guidance for better performance.

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GodLike Women: Much like Godlike Esports, more organizations need to promote and create a healthy and safe space for women. Dedicated guidance and support will surely help young women in gaming.

Aside from organizations, we believe that the audience needs to change its attitude towards female gamers. It would definitely be encouraging if women in gaming were not just treated like Barbie dolls. The audience and community can help through constructive criticism rather than stereotyping women as noobs.

GodLike Women: Absolutely! Gaming helps women become independent and start earning at a young age. Nothing is more empowering than being independent.

Honestly, it is difficult to establish yourself in a predominantly male-dominated gaming ecosystem. But that is the case when it comes to almost every other field. If a woman performs well and establishes herself, the credit is either given to her luck or looks.

GodLike Women: We don’t know even one fellow female gamer who does not find this pointless objectification degrading.

I think the gaming companies and game designers need to address this. Their audience is usually