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Gender Inequality In Everquest

Posted by Hemos on from the but-what-about-the-children dept.

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.

2 of 48 comments (clear)

  1. In other news by d99-sbr · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to a study done at California State University, Slashdot editors post the same story over 100% more times than other editors.

  2. Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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?