There’s a widely held opinion in gaming that women generally suck at gamimg.
My two cents is that there’s simply not many women into video games due to lack of interest and the few who do get either sexist attacks or obscure enough to go unnoticed. This creates a cycle where elitism combines with existing lack of interest to scare off any potential newcomers which means there’s less of an incentive to be skilled which feeds into elitism.
I see plenty of women in the types of games I play, which are strategy, city-builders, simulations and RPGs.
In Path of Exile I was by chance part of a guild that was 80% women a few years ago. I’m active in the forums of several games I play and I see plenty of women around.
How do you know in a shooter you are playing with women or men though?