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Gender Inequality In Everquest
daimou writes "According to a study done at California State University, women avatars sell for 10% less than men. Also look how rich Everquest would be if it were a real country. The New Scientist is carrying the full report." Update: 06/26 14:15 GMT by S : This New Scientist article adds commentary/summary on the original paper the author, Edward Castronova, sent us info about a couple of days ago.
Overall, male avatars sold for an average of $346, while the generally lower skilled female ones went for $281. The discrepancy notably mirrors differences in wages earned by men and women in the real-world, says Castronova.
Well, if they are generally lower skilled, doesn't that justify the lesser price?
English is not my native language, maybe I misunderstood that?
Do these guys have brains larger than dogs? Obviously there is less of a demand for female avatars because there are more male users. Thus, there are fewer bids, and the avatar sells for less.
"Although the vast majority of EverQuest players are male, around 20 per cent of players choose a female avatar to represent them online."
Translation: There is a 60% lower demand for female avatars than male avatars. Hmm.....
I play female characters in EQ. People are more apt to pay adequately for things, they're generally nicer to you, easier to get into groups.. so what if I'm not really female? I'm also not really a giant lizard that walks on it's hind legs and does kung fu.