From an aritlce in the June 11, 2004 issue of The Christian Science Monitor entitled "Games Women Play":
"Ms. Borgos is part of one of the fastest growing groups on the Internet: adult women who play cyber versions of familiar games such as gin and cribbage. She says this community gives her a rich social life.
'You 'meet' a lot of fascinating people from all over the world,' she says.
Women age 40 and older, when they go online, spend a longer time playing games than men or teenagers do. Cyber games are replacing TV, books, films, or exercise for 44 percent of these women, according to a recent survey by AOL Games/Digital Marketing Services.
Industry pundits cite the growing number of women in games as evidence that the industry itself is coming of age. Ten years ago, "the core gaming market was teenage boys," says Douglas Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association. Today, he says, "
the average age of gamers is 29, the core demographic is 18 to 35, and a third of game players are women."
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0611/p13s01-stin.html
There is even a site with a forum devoted to women who play online games called WomenGamers.com. Their motto is "Because Women DO Play."
So, my guess is that there are a lot more "mother hens" like myself playing Neopets than the average person would ever imagine.
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