In 2021, women accounted for 23 percent of the workforce in the video games industry in Canada and for 41 percent of women were directly working on games. In BC, female employees in the video gaming industry were least likely to be working on games directly, whereas in the Pairies 81 percent of female video game employees were directly involved in video game production.
Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region
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Employees who identify as women
Women directly working on games
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The source defines a video game company as: "a company directly involved in the development and/or sale of video game products; and/or the provision of services directly related to the development and sale of video game products.”
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Nordicity, & Entertainment Software Association of Canada. (November 25, 2021). Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/
Nordicity, und Entertainment Software Association of Canada. "Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/
Nordicity, Entertainment Software Association of Canada. (2021). Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/
Nordicity, and Entertainment Software Association of Canada. "Share of Women Employed in The Video Game Industry in Canada in 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/
Nordicity & Entertainment Software Association of Canada, Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/ (last visited July 13, 2024)
Share of women employed in the video game industry in Canada in 2021, by region [Graph], Nordicity, & Entertainment Software Association of Canada, November 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679775/canada-women-employed-video-game-industry-position/