Female Gamers on the Rise!

Gamasutra reported today through ESA's latest statistics that 38 percent of all gamers are female, with an average gaming time of 7.4 hours per week:

According to the survey, the majority prefer to play casual style games and use primarily either the PC or Nintendo DS for their game playing.

Despite the high percentage of female game players in today's market, an International Game Developers Association (IGDA) study suggest that women only make up 12 percent of the games industry workforce.

CNN also featured an article about female gamers and game creators, confirming a steady rise in their ranks throughout the last few years.