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Lawsuit introduction mentioning Anita Sarkeesian and GamerGate
![INTRODUCTION 1. Headquartered in California since the 1970s - where the nation's strongest anti- 3 harassment, equal pay and other equal employment opportunity protections exist for employees' - 4 Defendants should be a safe-haven workplace in the video gaming industry. Sexism has plagued the 5 male-dominated gaming industry for decades, and increasingly so in recent years? Women and girls 6 now make up almost half of gamers in America, but the gaming industry continues to cater to men, 7 even in California. Activision Blizzard's double-digit percentage growth, ten-figure annual 8 revenues, and recent diversity marketing campaigns have unfortunately changed little. Defendants 9 compliance with California's broad workplace protections is long overdue. To enforce such 10 compliance, DFEH brings this government enforcement action seeking to remedy, prevent and deter 11 Defendants' violations of the state's civil rights and equal pay laws to vindicate the rights of 12 Defendants' female employees and the public interest of the State of California. s one 14 the largest American video game developers and distributors with approximately 9,500 employees 15 and over 100 million players worldwide. It is considered a leading gaming platform in the western 13 2. Activision Blizzard, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It is one of 16 17 (See, e.g., State Dept. of Health Services v. Sup.Ct. (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026, 1040 [FEHA provides 18 broader protection than Title VII]; Introduction, Cal. Prac. Guide Civ. Pro. Trial Claims and Def. Ch. 13(1.1)-A ["Title VII presents serious limitations on plaintiff's recovery, including a cap on 19 emotional distress and punitive damages. In addition, FEHA provides broader protections in a number of important respects.. For these reasons, it is generally advantageous to sue under FEHA, 20 rather than Title VII."); Zhou, Can California Prevent Wage Discrimination Against Women? (Oct. 21 7, 2015) The Atlantic <https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/california-gender- wage-gap-fair-pay-act/409549/> [as of July 19, 2021].) 22 (Wingfield, Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in 'Gamergate' Campaign, N.Y. 23 Times (Oct. 15, 2014) <https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/technology/gamergate-women-video- 24|| game-threats-anita-sarkeesian.html> [as of July 19, 2021]; Dockterman, What Is #GamerGate and Why Are Women Being Threatened About Video Games? Time (Oct. 16, 2014) 25 <https://time.com/3510381/gamergate-faq/> [as of July 19, 2021]; Lorenz & Browning, Dozens of 26 |<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism- twitch.html> [as of July 19, 2021); Holden et. al., The #E-Too Movement: Fighting Back Against 27 Sexual Harassment in Electronic Sports, (2020) 52 Ariz. St. L.J. 1, 1.) 28 1. 2. 87:20/2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/159/887/9aa.jpg "Lawsuit introduction mentioning Anita Sarkeesian and GamerGate")
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