Description
A quick look at recent Esports news will reveal a dilemma that extends from League of Legends to NBA 2K League and hits every game in between: there’s a lack of diversity, particularly in terms of gender.
Why, then, is there such a lack of diversity in professional and collegiate Esports? In the NBA 2K league, only one woman was present at their combine (and she was not drafted to a team). A quick look at the DOTA 2 International or League of Legends Worlds shows few, if any, female faces.
In the League of Legends World Championship e-sports event?
1. How many women are represented in professional play?
2. How many members of each team are from diverse backgrounds based on their geographic location (for example having Chinese players on a Chinese team doesn’t represent the same diversity that having a Chinese player on a US-based team would)?
3. What does the audience for the game look like in terms of diversity?
4. What does the non-competitive player base look like in terms of diversity?
