2.5ii Renee Wooten (Part 2 of 2) - Being A Woman in the Games Industry: Making Space for Everyone in Games

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Part One of our Podcast Episode can be found here:
https://www.game-production.com/podcast/episode/49b730cf/25-game-production-interviews-renee-wooten-part-1-of-2-associate-producer-at-kingsisle
In Part Two we took a segment out of the chat and based an article around it:
https://www.game-production.com/post/making-space-for-everyone-in-games
It launches into the discussion quite suddenly! During this segment, we talk about:
00:00 Being a woman in the games industry
05:00 Resources out there to help with learning
06:40 Bias and advantage
10:20 Wanting to be understood is different from "wanting attention"
13:20 Safe spaces: what they are and how to create them
17:15 Spreading awareness and giving time to process
21:30 Leadership responsibilities
24:00 Intentions and shared experiences
28:30 Women in leadership
30:50 Unlearning
32:00 Be clumsy but learn
33:30 Final thoughts (for now)
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