Here's one thing we can do about it. Stop treating them as if they are a completely different species. They're not female games. They're gamers. I understand that there are certain things that men can do better than women and vise-versa but when it comes to gaming, there is no difference so there's no reason to distinguish them. Do this and they'll come.
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