Women Still Earning Less Than Men In Game Industry

<p>Although it has been debated for many years&comma; coming to light more recently as more and more female developers come out and try and encourage others to join in presumed male-orientated industry we now have more precise figures describing just how big the gap is between female and male employees within the video game industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The survey&comma; delivered by Game Developer Magazine and figures which were republished by the Border House explain the extent of this gap which we&&num;8217&semi;ve listed in easily-digestible bullet points below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; 12&period;986111640930176px&semi;">Artists &amp&semi; Animators- Male Population&colon; 84&percnt;   Average Male Salary&colon; &dollar;77&comma;791   Average Female Salary&colon; &dollar;60&comma;238<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Audio Developers- Male Population&colon; 96&percnt;   Average Male Salary&colon; &dollar;82&comma;944   Average Female Salary&colon; &dollar;50&comma;000<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Game Designers- Male Population&colon; 89&percnt;   Average Male Salary&colon; &dollar;76&comma;646   Average Female Salary&colon; &dollar;61&comma;983<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Producers- Male Population&colon; 77&percnt;   Average Male Salary&colon; &dollar;85&comma;591   Average Female Salary&colon; &dollar;78&comma;989<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 13px&semi; line-height&colon; 19px&semi;">Do you think this is fair&quest; Should there be an equal pay scale&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and through our Facebook page&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 13px&semi; line-height&colon; 19px&semi;">&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gdmag&period;com&sol;">Game Developer Magazine<&sol;a> &amp&semi; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;borderhouseblog&period;com&sol;&quest;p&equals;10567">The Border House<&sol;a> via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2013-04-04-the-video-game-industrys-gender-wage-gap-is-worse-than-you-think">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rsqb; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;5955263d-f3c3-4398-aebc-782cce315836" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;