Girl Geeks on the Rise
Posted March 31st, 2008 by Alex Ion
A recent study from Solutions Research Group, came up with a staggering fact. We, men, are no longer the absolute owners of gadgets and the real definition of “geeks”. Girl geeks are now ahead of men in activities like streaming network TV, DVR use, and casual gaming, the Women and Digital Lifestyles report (PDF link) said.
70% of women say they played a PC game last month vs. 69% of men.
Though I don’t like men to lose supremacy over gadgets and tech in general I’m certain having more women to talk the Gadgetish (new language) is good. We have a lot in common now, don’t we? I wish they will love football and soccer in the near future …
via I4U
April 1st, 2008 at 9:22 am
Any girl who wants to be geeky is great for everyone
April 1st, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Rather, I think it’s time for men to stop caring about stupid boring mindless things like sports and start caring about things women care about like fashion, design, movies that don’t involve car chases. Can’t be all taking no giving guys!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:56 am
Mike. What. the. hell.
“stupid boring mindless things like sports” i can agree with that. thats fair.
but start caring about “fashion, design and movies?” WHAT THE ****? how is that not stupid boring and mindless? fashion is the most shallow, vapid, and, to be blunt, RETARDED things to worry about. design i get. its fairly important. but movies. not all men dislike movies that dont have car chases. maybe its just the ones that you date.
April 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I don’t think girls are quite the gamer geeks that you would think. I believe that the question, if asked as stated above, merely asks people if they play games on a computer. They don’t ask what kind of games they play though… which means those stupid, addictive games on places like MSN or Yahoo! or any of the other many sites would count to them as playing computer games. And if that’s true, then we need to look at the definition of a gamer… are these people now classified as “gamers”?
But you guys will be happy to know that I am an actual girl geek. Sports are mindless and boring, but give me a computer to fix and I’m thrilled.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:00 am
My wife’s pregnant. We’re naming the kid Qwerty.
April 7th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Qwerty the boy? Or Qwerty the girl?
Either way, it’s an awesome name.
Also, Mike’s a dumbass.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Girls dont Technically “GAME”
They might play the small card games, or free download, yahoo, and pogo games, But a REAL gamer builds his own PC, buys his games.
Women watch more of their sitcom/ drama / soapopera/ reality shows than men. Does not mean they are geeks. I know geek girls and they do none of what is listed. DVR…. I didnt know DVR was a gadget… Men are to lazy to use it and we don’t care. This post is false and needs to be rewritten. Gadgets.. please define gadgets and which ones.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Wow, Pete, that’s amazingly small minded of you. Because of course, no girl could possibly know how to build a computer or buy a game. I obviously have no idea how to do anything that’s remotely geeky, due to having breasts and no penis. Jesus, were you born in the Stone Age?
I happen to spend a lot of time hanging around with a mixed-sex group, all of whom could be described as geeks. Some of the guys couldn’t build a computer with step by step instructions, and some of the girls have most of the 3rd ed Dungeons and Dragons books memorised. You can’t overgeneralise to the ridiculousness of your above statements, BECAUSE THEY’RE JUST NOT TRUE.
Get out, meet some people, and learn that girls have more in their heads then just clothes and guys, alright? Some of us can play FPS and kick your ass.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Could someone please explain to me how sports are mindless?
June 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Pete, what’s your Steam ID? I’d like to show you how I game.
Or do you only have WoW characters and a Dell with some tack-on LEDs?
/laying down the gauntlet
July 24th, 2008 at 6:37 am
“Sports are mindless and boring, but give me a computer to fix and I’m thrilled.”
I’m going to have to agree with Val on this one.
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:18 am
that girl is hot i would do her
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 am
i aslo agree that girls can be gamers but not all alot cant pick up a controler and kick some ass i would say only about 4 out of 10 can play well and 7 out of 10 can just barly move around please prove me wrong footbalman27 im
open minded
August 16th, 2008 at 7:11 am
ha ha ha funny….
sports are NOT nor have they EVER been mindless…. but …
i am a girl… and im a g8mer and a nerd/geek wtev….. i never get off the xbox playing gta 4 and all de oter “shot em up” games that were ever made….. oh nd fer ur stupid peoples out dere… i know how to bulild a computer… easyyy….
btw:
i > u
nd fer those stupid peoples who tink that women arent the gamers u guys think we are u need to shut up…. u have no idea whatu r talking about so just stop… ur not kewl in any way nor will u ever be cool…
August 16th, 2008 at 7:17 am
oh and i fergot somthin…
i play games and i ****** kiss ass at it so every 1 just shut up and y dont u play me on xbox and decide fer urself…
August 16th, 2008 at 7:18 am
so if any of u bizznachs wanna play pick up a controller and watch be beat ur ass into the ground =]
August 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
In Brazil doesn´t have girl geeks =/
September 28th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Who is the girl in the picture?
February 13th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Most girls don’t play computer game. It’s a very very small minority that do. All the others are just happy with chess & solitaire.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Who’s this awesome girl?
April 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Je suis amoureux
May 22nd, 2009 at 12:04 am
Y’all small minded men need to read up on the facts at http://www.theesa.com. You will find this:
Industry Facts
America’s entertainment software industry creates a wide array of computer and video games to meet the demands and tastes of audiences as diverse as our nation’s population. Today’s gamers include millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds. In fact, almost two-thirds of all American households play games. This vast audience is fueling the growth of this multi-billion dollar industry and bringing jobs to communities across the nation. Below is a list of the top 10 entertainment software industry facts:
1 – U.S. computer and video game software sales grew six percent in 2007 to $9.5 billion – more than tripling industry software sales since 1996.
2 – Sixty-five percent of American households play computer or video games.
3 – The average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for 13 years.
4 – The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 40 years old.
5 – Forty percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
6 – In 2008, 26 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
7 – Thirty-six percent of heads of households play games on a wireless device, such as a cell phone or PDA, up from 20 percent in 2002.
8 – Eighty-five percent of all games sold in 2007 were rated “E” for Everyone, “T” for Teen, or “E10+” for Everyone 10+. For more information on game ratings, please see http://www.esrb.org.
9 – Ninety-four percent of game players under the age of 18 report that their parents are present when they purchase or rent games.
10 – Sixty-three percent of parents believe games are a positive part of their children’s lives.
Have a field day with the uninformed ladies. >_>
August 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I’ve never supposed there are such a great amount of COMMUNITIES where geek girls discuss their geek themes. I was amazed finding out : “Hacking Mail and iCal for GTD” Do you know someone for whom this will make sense? There are even nominees “Geek Chic of the Week”! What the world has come to! Guys! We’ll have only cyber-sex soon!
October 27th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Awesome ! that was a nice article haha i wish i had a geeky girlfriend !
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November 17th, 2009 at 6:10 am
What the fuck is the deal with people? First of all, women who are good at computers are not few and far between: my mother is a computer programmer by trade, and my father, though impressed with computers and apt with them, has no intention to ever go beyond using other people’s software.
Yet I, a man, am arguably far quicker and smarter with my computers than my mom.
The thing is, there are always men who are good with computers, men who are average with computers, and men who suck at computers, just as there are women who are good with computers, women who suck with computers, and women average with computers.
You cannot generalize about either gender, as they are equal. They do have their differences, however, and they also often hold themselves to different standards. A man will often consider himself a better person if he is aggressive, risk-taking, and logical. A woman will often consider herself a better person if she is more passive, safe, and compassionate. Take note that this is not to say that all women are this way or that all men are this way. It is just that the genders as a whole are different.
However it is safe to say that women online are more likely to be playing games like Farmville on facebook or online social things like gaia online, while men are more likely to play first person shooters and roleplaying games. Once again, this is not always true. There are lots of men who play farmville, as it is not really gender descript, and i’m sure some men are on gaia online. Also, there are tons of women who play RPGs (MMORPGs more popular online among both genders), and there are plenty of women who play first person shooters. But I would not be surprised if it swung one way or the other.
By the way ladies, when a lot of men respond negatively about “advances” in gender equality (times when women exceed men in generally male-dominated industries or roles), they respond this way not out of hatred for women, but out of fear that they will live in a world where they have less rights than women. I would be lying if I said that I did not feel this fear, as many men would. But this is pretty much the essence of modern “sexism.” It’s pretty much just a negative response to fear.
And a lot of this fear comes from the fact that we have reached a point where women are making the same amount of money as men if they choose the same jobs, and they are getting as many jobs as men, and they are being treated as well as men. Men are fearful because there are things that threaten their ability to be self-sufficient, like affirmative action and any of the results of feminism, still in existence even though we live in a society that could be called equal.
Men who act sexist are usually not calling for the oppression of women but the equality of men. That’s all I’m really trying to say.
If you want to reply to what I’ve said or anything else, email me at mtg2192@aim.com.
November 21st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I believe this does not apply in my little plot named Hickville, but I agree nonetheless. And Mike, not all women are into fashion and dramas. I resent that on behalf of my level 12 hafling ranger (Our DM isn’t responding to our needs so I’m a really low level) who cares more about destroying those pesky orcish scum than walking around in bright red pumps.
To top that, I find I congratulate little Qwerty on his/her new name and when I find a male companion equal to my intellectual level, or by least plays WoW or something (as well as other qualities, mind you) I will end up calling my first son Cthulhu. A plan of action always helps.
December 10th, 2009 at 1:55 am
Glad to know I’m not the only one left who still likes D&D
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