Gabrielle Toledano, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at EA, commented that, "At EA, we are fortunate to have some of the industry’s most talented women contributing to our teams. We are proud that women represent such a significant and important portion of our population but the ratio of women to men is still too low. We hope that this program and others like it help to inspire young women to consider interactive entertainment for their careers. And for the women already in the industry, the
WIGI is a wonderful forum to raise issues and questions that relate to creative expertise, career opportunity and professional growth. We are thrilled to be a
WIGI sponsor and to have so many empowered, insightful women contributing to the panels."
"This is an outstanding partnership," said Sheri Graner Ray, Executive Chair of Women in Games International. "WIGI is focused on getting the word out about the importance of women in this industry and we are so pleased that EA is helping lead the way. With our topical focus at this conference on women as players and consumers, this is also the chance for the industry to learn how EA and other publishers are re-considering the needs and interests of the female customer in their game production and marketing processes."
The Women In Games International Conference–San Francisco will be held at Electronic Arts' headquarters, located at 250 Shoreline Drive in Redwood Shores, California. Attendance is $45 for general attendees, $35 for WIGI members and $30 for students with I.D.
