Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. average

According to the newly released Gamasutra's Game Developer Salary Survey 2014 [PDF], women make less than men in every department in the game industry.

For the full article on Gamasutra, see Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. average

Girls-only game dev camp going global

Good to see other efforts to interest girls in game industry careers.

Shabir says, "So, how do I get girls interested in making games? I know girls like playing games. Maybe a summer camp would do it."

The inaugural camp was held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California in June, with follow-up camps hot on its heels. The next session is in Los Angeles. Then San Diego, Austin, Boston, Denver, Washington D.C. and Seattle. Later London, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Melbourne and Dubai. 

For full article, see Girls-only game dev camp going global with support from publishers

In September: European Women in Games Conference

The fourth annual European Women in Games Conference will take place on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014, at London South Bank University.  For tickets and info, go to http://ewigconference2014.eventbrite.co.uk

This year’s conference theme is “Your future in games” and will feature a range of topics, such as starting up a game company, career advice, and encouraging students to pursue careers in technology.

NY gender gap in tech jobs is widest in nation

 38% of NYC-area tech companies have women in top jobs.

"Women are still being "actively discouraged" from entering the tech field, said Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit working to close the technology gender gap."

For full article, see New York gender gap in tech jobs is the widest in the nation, report says