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“You’re a girl, you’re being targeted”: Women in esports navigate toxicity, other barriers

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NEW YORK — Susie Kim thinks the women gamers are out there. As general director to get a championship esports team, she’d know. She’s not surprised none of these are around her roster. The Entertainment Software Association reported this year that 45 percent of U.S. gamers are female, yet women make up a scant part
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“Strip” reveals Colorado professor Catlyn Ladd’s path from dancer to Ph.D.

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At age 19, Catlyn Ladd had just returned to the United States after studying in the University of Oxford. She wasn’t interested in residing in a cab on a school campus, but couldn’t afford her own area on the bare-bones wages of her gig. “I also did not have time to get a normal project, and
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Authorities investigating allegation Asia Argento sexually assaulted young actor

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NEW YORK — Authorities said Monday that they are currently looking into sexual assault allegations with a youthful celebrity against Italian actress Asia Argento — among the activists of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Los Angeles County Agency ’s Capt. Darren Harris said investigators from his division will try to speak to Jimmy Bennett
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