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Study Finds US Gamers More Gender-Inclusive Than Public

5/31/2026

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Researchers found U.S. video-game players hold slightly more inclusive cultural values than the broader American public.
Shooter-game players and Xbox Live users both show greater support for gender equality than the general population.
Students Sean Pauley, Wil Dubree and Brule E. Woods of the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed MRI-Simmons surveys from 2012, 2016 and 2020 covering 77,018 respondents, concluding hostile online environments stem from a vocal minority.

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Researchers found U.S. video-game players hold slightly more inclusive cultural values than the broader American public.
Shooter-game players and Xbox Live users both show greater support for gender equality than the general population.
Students Sean Pauley, Wil Dubree and Brule E. Woods of the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed MRI-Simmons surveys from 2012, 2016 and 2020 covering 77,018 respondents, concluding hostile online environments stem from a vocal minority.