Connect with women who love games. Here at Iris women can voice their opinions without being invalidated, analyze games and other media, and network with each other.

Though there are many individual women gamers who write about their experiences, and many sites for women who game to connect and play with each other, none of these sites are there for the express purpose of highlighting gamers (both in the industry and outside of it) and bringing women’s perspectives into the mainstream. It may be a lofty goal, but that’s exactly what we here at Iris aim to do.

Get Connected & Stay Informed

Iris’ forums are what forms our core community. The primary goal of the forums is to serve as a safe space for gamers to get together and discuss topics — such as sexism and racism — that they find they have a hard time broaching on more mainstream sites.

One of the ways we here at Iris work towards our goal of getting women’s voices out there is by hosting a wide assortment of gaming blogs by and/or for women. We host both individual and group blogs with topics ranging from personal thoughts on gaming to critical analysis of the games, the industry, and the culture. For a full list of the blogs currently hosted on Iris, please see our directory of blogs or register for an account.

Want to find blogs and other websites run by female gamers? Look no further than Iris’ Directory! The directory is an ever-growing collection of blogs, communities, organizations, and other tabletop and/or video game sites run by women.

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Joining Iris gives you a chance to connect with a wide range of people and be exposed to many different perspectives and a safe space to talk about on important issues such as gender-inclusive game design. Check out our About page for a full list of what you can do on the Iris Gaming Network.