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Roleplaying (like its immediate ancestor wargaming) has historically been a male-dominated hobby. Efforts to increase female participation in roleplaying have led to discussion of both sexism among gamers and of potentially sexist content in the games themselves.

1. Borzag's Bits: Women in RPGs - Column describing the gaming situation in Great Britain.
2. Burning Void: Women in Gaming - An Essay - Describes the author's experiences in New England.
3. game-vixen.com - Includes news, links, gallery, reviews, previews, and interviews from a female perspective, as well as other features such as Fashion Police and free games.
4. Gamer Grrlz - Features the personal experiences of an About.com guide.
5. Hazel's Women in Gaming Page - Articles (with reader feedback) on various topics.
6. Rat Ramblings: Female Gamers - Criticism of game artwork and male gamers' attitudes towards female gamers, plus advice for introducing women to gaming.
7. Revenge Of The Gamer Chick - Essays on roleplaying from a female perspective.
8. RPGnet: Chicks in Gaming - Satirizes efforts to encourage women in roleplaying.
9. RPGnet: Chicks In Roleplaying And Other Stuff - A call to accept women gamers.
10. RPGnet: The Head of Vecna: Women in Gaming and Other Myths - Bi-weekly column by professional game editor Hilary Doda.
11. RPGnet: Women in Gaming? - Sandy Antunes's satirical report on mixed-gender gaming.
12. RPGs and Sexism - Editorial blaming the low number of women gamers on traditional roleplaying games' artwork, emphasis on combat, and dependence on historical settings.
13. Saving Throw For Half Cooties - Descriptions of stereotypical female characters and advice on introducing women to roleplaying.
14. The Ladies of Hack: RPG Community for Women Gamers NEW! - For the support and community of lady gamers. Provides articles, tips, and reviews pertaining to Hackmaster as well as other RPGs, CCGs, D&D, and more.
15. The Lady Gamer - Offering the latest in gaming news, as well as essays and reviews pertaining to gaming products and women in gaming.
16. Women in Gaming Archive - Collected discussions from a sixdegrees.com group.

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