Dot Org Show (listen)
Violence against women is one of the least recognized human rights abuses. Around the world, as many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused is some other way. While some games today may promote the exact behaviors. Population Media Center is trying to change, games have the potential to have a very positive impact on gender issues by profoundly shifting beliefs, stereotypes, and attitudes. In Breakaway, the player encounters real-life situations that resonate with a teen’s experience such as peer pressure, competition, collaboration, teamwork, bullying, and negative gender stereotypes. Breakaway gives players choices that allow them to make decisions, face consequences, reflect, and practice behaviors in a game and story format. Katie Elmore describes the new game with new rules to host Nikki Kayser.
