SOE accepting applications for G.I.R.L. scholarship

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Positive discrimination strikes again. Why not just have an open scholarship application where anyone can apply, and information about age, race, sex, religion, etc are not requested on the application. Wouldn't that be better than positive discrimination?

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Its simply a matter of attracting a gender that isn't very prominent in the industry.

I wish this sort of thing was around back when I went into college.... 10 years ago, women in gaming wasn't even considered..... in my class of over 100, there were THREE girls.

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"Wouldn't that be better than positive discrimination?"

Did anyone even click through and read about the program? The "scholarship was created ... to encourage students toward career paths in the creative and applied arts, with the ultimate goal of developing video games that are more interesting for women to play."

As far as I can tell, it *isn't* closed to men, which I'm pretty sure would be against disrimination laws and illegal. The 'Who is Eligible' section of the site doesn't mention sex at all. It's certainly *marketed* towards woman (given the scholarship name and ultimate goal) which makes it a type of positive action.

Sheesh.

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