Class in Session: Paper Shows Gender Gap in College Esports Still Large
Men and women can compete together at the highest level of esports but leagues are still male dominated. Some have hoped college esports could go a long way to reducing the gap. In a new paper published in the journal Critical Studies in Media Communication, a PHD student and an assosciate professor found that colleges are trending towards being an extension of disenfranchisement, not reducing it. Read the full paper here. (https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/09/collegiate-esports-and-gender/) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come!