When it comes to traditional sports, natural differences in physical ability have led to discrimination between the sexes. To be good at video games does not require dense muscles and bones, so there are no reasonable grounds for discrimination. It’s about cognitive ability. In spite of this, it’s taken a while for women to invest in video games. There is not one reason solely responsible for this, of course. Some of you might remember the lobbies of Modern Warfare 2, but do you remember many (if any) female voices? But, who can blame them for staying away from that sort of corrosive chaos? As video games have grown and become more prevalent, more girls have gained access to them. Whatever the case, women now have a significant presence in gaming.
Significant presence in eSports naturally follows. But, how do you objectively measure the skill of a player, male or female? Evidence works. The best evidence for traditional sports comes in the form of trophies and medals. But, with eSports, there is less focus on the tangible rewards and more favor given to the intangible—monetary rewards. Competing for money is one of the core engines of this eSports global business machine. The mark of achievement in the gaming world is money. Logically, a player that’s won more money than another can be determined as more skillful than the other. And by this logic, we can measure and find the top players of all women.