Here is a nice and good length article looking at women gamers. In the article the writer looks at the current state of women gamers, why they think more will be entering into the gaming world, looks at why more women aren't currently involved, and looks to see about more women entering into the videogame work force too to be involved in the actual creation process of games.

From the article:

Not many of Lindsay Stewart's female friends play computer games. Maybe it's an image problem. With media attention focused on the action and war games that make up much of the market, content seems largely aimed at the male consumer.

“I think a lot of games aren't marketed towards women,” Stewart says over coffee near her Gastown office. “Even when I watch trailers for games, they're like movie trailers, and most are big blockbusters and male-focused, like Gears of War. I think they're interesting; when I look at them I'm always amazed at the technology and how similar they are to movies nowadays. But I don't play those types of games.”

But with the advent of new platforms like the Wii and fun, social games such as Guitar Hero, Stewart has noticed more of her female pals becoming curious. And industry statistics show that the number of female gamers is on the rise.

According to the Interactive Entertainment Industry Report, published by Wedbush Morgan Securities in 2005, “Notwithstanding the historical strength of the male demographic in the interactive entertainment industry, the largest area of future growth is likely to be in the female market.”

Read the full article over at straight.com