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What is Female Legends?
Female Legends is a non-profit working to promote women and non-binary people within esports and the wider gaming community.
Our goal is for everyone to feel welcome, included, accepted and represented. We want to help players of all levels achieve their gaming dreams. The organisation was founded in 2016 in Sweden and has since amassed over 2000 members.
Female Legends
Encourage e-sport as an activity for all, where all are treated fairly
Follows the e-sport Code of Conduct and always promote fair play
Organization is focused on openness, participation and community spirit
Fights for equality and inclusivity
What does Female Legends do?
Tournaments 🌍
We organize separatist tournaments on many different levels - from the very highest (Womens Esports League) to casual community based tournaments for all levels. We aim for our tournaments to always be inclusive and help lift players up toward participating in open and mixed tournaments.
Gaming Nights 🌍
On our Discord people form gaming groups all the time, but occasionally we come together in a more organized fashion and try a game together. Normally we have a person explain a bit how the game works, and then we play it together and learn from each other. It’s a great way to make new friends who have an interest in the same game as you!
Coaching 🇸🇪 & 🌍
We coach players in Overwatch & League of Legends - all levels are welcome! The coaching for this season has already started, but if people are interested they may be able to join in a few lessons late. We normally have two coaching seasons per year - one during spring/summer and one during autumn. Of course, if you would rather coach this is also an option. All coaching questions can be sent to coaching@femalelegends.com
Lan Parties 🌍
In 2019 we organized a small Lan party for women and non-binary people in Stockholm. During the LAN we had guests from the gaming industry - for example Effie Karabuda (author of the book “Gamer”) and Matilda Smedius (voice actress for Brigitte in Overwatch). A video from the LAN can be viewed here (in Swedish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PODTGztqmow
Female Section at Dreamhack 🌍
Dreamhack is the worlds largest LAN party, and that can be intimidating if you are traveling alone. We have a separate section for women and non-binary people where you can sit together and make new friends - free from harassment. If you sit in the section you can also rent a great gaming PC & screen for cheap - making it a lot easier to travel to attend. The next event is Dreamhack Summer on the 6th of August in Jönköping, Sweden. For more info, contact sarah@femalelegends.se
Camps 🇸🇪
As part of the project “Future of Esports” we organize camps for girls aged 13-25 who live in Sweden. In may we will have an Overwatch camp where participants live together, participate in workshops, form teams and get coached in the game.
Why does Female Legends exist?
We firmly believe there is no physical difference between the genders when it comes to e-sport prowess, yet we see a significantly lower rate of participation from women on all levels. A study of 2000 Swedish youth in 2015 shows that girls play just as many video games as boys up until puberty, where girls stop. Notably they could not find more than 3 female participants in the age span 17-18 claiming to play any esports title. Another study by the Swedish anti-bullying organization Friends uncovered that one in five women had been harassed during the previous year, contrary to one in ten for the men. We also know that women who game are more likely to head into STEM fields, which include game development, where they are otherwise underrepresented. Female Legends will work toward not being needed, and believe we will be so when we see:
An gender-equal and low level of harassment in gaming
A significant share of female participants in esports on all levels
Equal and inclusive workplaces in all areas related to gaming