This presents a hierarchy based on gender, which is relevant in the modern world. Women must be “sexy to have power or they are a damsel in distress dependent on men” (Everbach, 6). Young children learn from this form of media and use these images to “undermine the power of women” (Everbach, 7). Video games depict what is currently happening in today's patriarchal society. Game developers and companies need to realize that a balance is needed. It is inevitable that there will be games developed exclusively for males and exclusively for females. However, companies need to market these games in such a way that both males and females are interested in playing them (Kondrat, 180). To see a change, video games and all other forms of media must empower women and remind society that gender does not define you. Men and women are
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