So please don't try to 'mansplain' gaming to her HowIMadeIt2019
Education: Diploma in social work, Sheridan CollegeArwina Mogul is used to being the only woman in the room. As a gamer and entrepreneur in the world of esports—which, essentially, is watching other people play video games—she’s constantly encountering men who are surprised by her presence and then proceed to mansplain esports, an arena she knows inside and out.
But Mogul has been enmeshed in the gaming world for almost two decades, having cut her teeth on a Gameboy and the family computer at a young age and become skilled enough to compete on a small scale by her teens. When she embarked on her college education, a notion that she should have a sensible, safe career led her to pursue social work, but she never stopped gaming as both a spectator and a competitor in online and live tournaments.
It was a smart move: Right now, there are more people who watch esports than HBO, Netflix and ESPN combined. “It’s a billion-dollar industry,” says Mogul. “It’s growing at a rate of 35% year on year across all revenue streams. I believe it’s the future of entertainment because it’s so accessible—you don’t have to be six-foot-five and very athletic to be at the top of your game.”
As for all those mansplainers, being a woman in a male-dominated industry has given her a thick skin. “By this point, I’ve heard everything,” she says. “I can join a game online, and as soon as I talk on the microphone, I’ll be told to go back to the kitchen and make them a sandwich. But I don’t even flinch anymore.
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