Professional gamer and five-time Counter-Strike world champion Stephanie Harvey says she endured sexual harassment and sexism "from day one" while working at 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ubisoft's Montreal offices.
Needless to say, she wasn’t surprised by the recent 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:sexual-harassment scandal at leading video game publishe🌜r Ubisoft, one of the biggest names in the gaming world. The 34-year-old Quebec native told AFP thꦍat she believes the issue at Ubisoft is bound to affect other companies.
A champion in the esports world, Harvey, known by screen name missharvey, says the issue of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:sexism extends beyond companies to online gaming comm♓unities, strea♛ming companies and YouTube. Currently working on product development with an esports company, Harvey recalls being sexually accosted by colleagues.
At Ubisoft, some of the company's 18,000 employees say they have suffered a "climate of terror." The company recently fired its vice president, human resources director, and the head ♛of its Canadian studios. CEO Yves Guillemot has ensured that "major changes in corporate culture" are going to be implemented.
Harvey hopes to effect change in the gaming industry by speaking out. After joining the company in 2009 and spendi🅷ng eight years at Ubisoft Montreal, she finally decided to leave in 2017. She recalls that once while taking an elevator, a colleague stopped between floors anꦑd told her, “This is the best place to sleep with someone at Ubisoft."
Having been a top professional player since 2005, she wasn’t surprised by the sexist culture at Ubisoft. "For me, it wasn't just a problem with Ubisoft, it was a problem 🧔of a men's world with few women," she said. The problem didn’t end when she left the company. Four years ago, another gamer grabbed her buttocks during a professional event.
Although she initially attempted to look the other way, she is no longer willing to be silent. In 2013, she co-founded Missclicks, an online community that supports women in the gaming sector. She says compan🎉ies need to make a concerted effort to combat sexism by holding bias training sessions or recruiting more women. While working at Ubisoft, she never trust♍ed the human resources department enough to complain, but she now hopes the company “provides the resources and system to allow women to feel more respected."
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