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Editorial blaming the low number of women gamers on traditional roleplaying games' artwork, emphasis on combat, and dependence on historical settings.
http://www.aslan.demon.co.uk/if3.htm

Describes the author's experiences in New England.
http://www.burningvoid.com/users...iting/ms/essay/women-gaming.html

Features the personal experiences of an About.com guide.
http://roleplaygames.about.com/g...mes/roleplaygames/cs/gamergrrlz/

Criticism of game artwork and male gamers' attitudes towards female gamers, plus advice for introducing women to gaming.
http://www.magespace.net/rat/female.html

Essays on roleplaying from a female perspective.
http://www.geocities.com/poetess47/gamerchick.html

Descriptions of stereotypical female characters and advice on introducing women to roleplaying.
http://www.tasteslikephoenix.com/articles/women.html

Collected discussions from a sixdegrees.com group.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~acm/WIG/WIGindex.html

Column describing the gaming situation in Great Britain.
http://outer-rim.lweb.net/voices/borzag/14borzag.html

A call to accept women gamers.
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/guestaug99.html

Sandy Antunes's satirical report on mixed-gender gaming.
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/nov97.html

Satirizes efforts to encourage women in roleplaying.
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/columns/acksep97.html

Bi-weekly column by professional game editor Hilary Doda.
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/collists/vecna.html