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Message: <blockquote data-quote="woodelf" data-source="post: 1202500" data-attributes="member: 10201">Groups i've been involved in:A: 7 regular women, 10 regular men, ~6 drop-in women, ~10 drop-in men (male GM)B: 5 women, 1 man (female GM)C: 3 men, one woman (male GM)D: 3 men, 3 women (male GM) E: 4 men, 2 women (male GM)F: 6 men, 3 women (male GM)G: 2 men, 1 woman (male GM)H: 4 menI: 4 men, 1 woman (female GM)J: 4 men, 1 woman (all took turns GMing)K: 4 menL: 6 men, 4 women (male GM)Some overlap:C&D, D&E, A&B, H&E, H&I, Significant overlap:G&A, J&KSo, approximating the overlaps, i've personally gamed with around 27 men and 19 women on an ongoing basis--i'm not counting convention games, nor the huge number of very-short-lived games i've been involved in (many of which i've probably forgotten).  And i may not be counting all the long-lived games, nor remembering every person (especially in that first one), so assume i've undercounted significantly.  Of regular RPers, that'd skew more towards men--i've probably forgotten more men than women.  Of total, i'm not sure--i've seen a *lot* of women & girls come and go at the gaming table, giving it a try--if i include all of them, i might have actually gamed with more women/girls than men/boys, over the years.  From talking to other RPers, both those i've played with and those i haven't, my experiences are atypical, but not radical--most groups i've encountered/heard about have at least one woman per 5 players, and all but one that i'm aware of have at least 2 women.Anyway, not quite the question asked, but i figure my total gaming experience is a lot more useful in establishing some demographic approximations than my personal gender is.</blockquote>

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