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Report: Women Earn More Than Men in UK Game Biz
GamePolitics News —
... A survey conducted by MCV UK and Develop magazine reports that women employed by the video game sector in the UK earn an average salary of £33,260 ($US48,539). That's about £2,000 higher than the average wage of their male counterparts. ...
UK - Women in the game industry earn more than men
GoNintendo —
... industry make about £2,000 more than their male counterparts. This puts the average woman’s salary at £33,260. “This proves that women can forge decent careers in what is perceived as a male-dominated sector” - leading publisher’s HR rep “This is fantastic news. Hopefully it will help attract more women to make great quality games.” - Nicola Bhalerao, a software engineer at Microsoft studio Rare I bet we see the amount of women in the UK games industry shoot up as the year goes on! Link This entry was posted on Friday, January 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm and is filed under ...
UK Female Devs Make More Money Than UK Male Devs [Business]
Kotaku —
... industry is £33,260. • The overall average game industry yearly salary is £31,655. (That's higher than the Office of National Statistics' average of £24,908.) • According to the Office of National Statistic, women make up to £100 less than men — however, in the game industry, women make £40 than men. • 72 percent of female surveyed said that they were confident about 2009, versus 66 percent of men who said the same. Women earn more than men in the UK games industry [MCVUK]
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UK Female Devs Make More Money Than UK Male Devs [Update] [Business]
Kotaku —
... Statistics' average of £24,908.) • According to the Office of National Statistic, women make up to £100 less than men — however, in the game industry, women make £40 than men. • 72 percent of female surveyed said that they were confident about 2009, versus 66 percent of men who said the same. Eds Note: Just to clarify, these figures don't only refer to game developers, but all jobs in the game industry — such as PR. Women earn more than men in the UK games industry [MCVUK]
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Girl Power in the UK Games Industry
The Escapist : Latest News —
Women in the UK games industry earn more than their male counterparts according to a market survey. The survery, counducted by MCV, has found that women earn roughly £2000 more per year than men, and that they are more optimistic about their career prospects, too. MCV polled 528 industry professionals, and although women made up only 10% of that number, the survey clearly shows that there is an incentive for more talented woman to join the industry. Nicola Bhalerao, a software engineer at Microsoft studio Rare, and head of the Women in Games Conference, echoed this sentiment, ...
Women get a bigger slice of the games industry pie
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk —
... According to an MCV survey, women in the UK's games industry earn £2,000 more than men employed in the retail, publishing, services, development, games media and PR. The results come from a pool of 528 games industry professionals, but are not broken down to indicate which areas are dominated by females, who may hold positions in higher-paid sectors like PR and Marketing. Their research suggests that female industry staff are in publishing, marketing, PR,retail and distribution. Only 6.9% of female respondents were in development. Only 11% of the respondents were women. ...
Women in Gaming: Turning Myth into Reality
www.GamesAreEvil.com —
... There may be another draw for girls to find employment in the gaming industry. Recent research by MCV shows that women earn more money across the sector then men (at least in the UK). This includes retail, games publishing, development, marketing and PR. Nicola Bhalerao, a software engineer at Microsoft studio Rare and head of the ...
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