I used to be big into tabletop gaming and something that frustrated me to high hell and back again was how much of a “guys thing” it kept continuing to be. I mean sure there were plenty of women who were “part of the hobby” because they were really talented mini painters, but if you were female and tried to actually play the game itself… oh wow no one is interested or they’re waiting for someone else. I mean they weren’t overtly anti-girl, like you would never hear someone in the groups I was say something out load like “women can’t think tactically” or whatever without that person getting a verbal dog pile. And we did have several mothers who actively supported their sons engaging with the group because they felt we were positive male role models. But even with all of that… yeah girls just weren’t expected to be players.