I wasn't at the event and this is the only blog post I've seen from it so far.I'm sorry you ladies felt slighted at the event.It doesn't make sense that they would invite you just to ignore you. At the same time, I'm not sure what you were expecting from the other WIGI members or how formal it was. Sometimes at parties you need to take the initiative, too. You can't just stand there together and expect everyone to come to you.Despite your anger, this probably would have been handled better if you had just approached the party organizers / WIGI members with a direct email or phone call after the event. I'm having a really difficult time believing that WIGI women would just outright dis you on purpose.

The reality is that you need leverage for people to "like you" in the business world. The mistreatment you experienced had nothing to do with your personality or sex. It has everything to do with worldly power. In a free market, this is the reality that we must embrace if we want to remain free. You can't really blame the WIGI woman for acting that way. It's just business.However, there is a thing called "professionalism" which very few people in business understand. David Jaffe of Twisted Metal fame is one of those guys that does not get it. He wrote that you have to be mean in the workplace at times. That is false. You lead by example, and communication should never include "Thank you" or "I'm sorry" (in concept). In other words, business is simply about results. Apologizing for mistakes or showing appreciation is irrelevant, because you're just doing your job. "Being mean" is putting on a facade which is hypocritical, but almost everyone I have known in business is guilty of wearing that mean facade.

Coming from a competitive gaming standpoint, "girl gamers" have always had a bad reputation. Primarily, this look is due to the bombardment of "Girls are better than you" and "You just got beat by a girl" stances within casual and competitive female players. In our attempts to defeat the stereotype that girls do not play games, we fulfill another stereotype that borders on elitism (similar to the motto of PMS, "Play Like a Girl").WIGI may have done it wrong, but a lot of females in gaming have been doing it wrong in general for a long time.

This is a gem of an article. Well written, concise and true! Go get 'em Candice! :)~Meg

I've met Gaming Angels before and its not like they arn't direct, because they are. Its pretty obvious when you've been shunned, end of story. As for GA I'm sorry you had experienced that but I do think a lot of it is corporate latter, which really shouldn't exist considering what GA stands for and it being a strong voice for women who game..

I wasn't at the event and this is the only blog post I've seen from it so far.

I'm sorry you ladies felt slighted at the event.

It doesn't make sense that they would invite you just to ignore you. At the same time, I'm not sure what you were expecting from the other WIGI members or how formal it was. Sometimes at parties you need to take the initiative, too. You can't just stand there together and expect everyone to come to you.

Despite your anger, this probably would have been handled better if you had just approached the party organizers / WIGI members with a direct email or phone call after the event. I'm having a really difficult time believing that WIGI women would just outright dis you on purpose.

The reality is that you need leverage for people to "like you" in the business world. The mistreatment you experienced had nothing to do with your personality or sex. It has everything to do with worldly power. In a free market, this is the reality that we must embrace if we want to remain free. You can't really blame the WIGI woman for acting that way. It's just business.

However, there is a thing called "professionalism" which very few people in business understand. David Jaffe of Twisted Metal fame is one of those guys that does not get it. He wrote that you have to be mean in the workplace at times. That is false. You lead by example, and communication should never include "Thank you" or "I'm sorry" (in concept). In other words, business is simply about results. Apologizing for mistakes or showing appreciation is irrelevant, because you're just doing your job. "Being mean" is putting on a facade which is hypocritical, but almost everyone I have known in business is guilty of wearing that mean facade.

Coming from a competitive gaming standpoint, "girl gamers" have always had a bad reputation. Primarily, this look is due to the bombardment of "Girls are better than you" and "You just got beat by a girl" stances within casual and competitive female players. In our attempts to defeat the stereotype that girls do not play games, we fulfill another stereotype that borders on elitism (similar to the motto of PMS, "Play Like a Girl").

WIGI may have done it wrong, but a lot of females in gaming have been doing it wrong in general for a long time.

Has it always been like this?? I'm saddened by this article. Where's the love?

This is a gem of an article. Well written, concise and true! Go get 'em Candice! :)

~Meg