Moms that Game

Not too long ago, I was in an online roleplaying community hangout where I was the only woman and the conversation turned to the types of the people that play roleplaying games. The prevalence of men vs. women in the hobby came up and one guy commented sadly that his wife used to be a gamer but doesn’t play anymore. I asked him if she stepped back from RPGs around the time they started a family. The sudden realization on his face was pretty telling. The demographics of who plays RPGs has become more inclusive over the decades I’ve played, but there are still more men than women. A couple of