Study: Nearly 90% of US eSports scholarships going to men


  • eSports
  • Monday, 15 Mar 2021

Haskell, right, watches scholarship graduate student Artie ‘N3rdybird’ Rainn compete in a match in Boise, Idaho. Boise State was among the more equal schools in the AP’ survey, with 16 male players, five female players and three who identified as nonbinary. — AP

US colleges and universities rushing to invest in the booming arena of varsity esports are overwhelmingly committing opportunities and scholarships to male players, according to data collected by The Associated Press.

Male gamers held 90.4% of roster spots and received 88.5% of scholarship funds in a sample of 27 public American schools surveyed by the AP during this school year. The glaring gender disparity exists even though 41% of US gamers are female, according to the Entertainment Software Association, and in a realm where – unlike traditional sports – there are no physical barriers separating male and female competitors.

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