(This seems like a nice neutral venue to ask this question)
I was just musing on Facebook that 18-20 years ago, female D&D players often seemed wary of male players, and this sometimes constrained how eg they'd play their PCs, avoiding eg Red Sonja type characters. My impression is this seems to have changed in recent years, especially in the 5e D&D era 2014+. Female players these days seem a lot comfier playing the characters they want to play, and I get the impression they generally don't seem worried about male players being obnoxious to them. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a change like this, or if I'm just imagining it?
I was just musing on Facebook that 18-20 years ago, female D&D players often seemed wary of male players, and this sometimes constrained how eg they'd play their PCs, avoiding eg Red Sonja type characters. My impression is this seems to have changed in recent years, especially in the 5e D&D era 2014+. Female players these days seem a lot comfier playing the characters they want to play, and I get the impression they generally don't seem worried about male players being obnoxious to them. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a change like this, or if I'm just imagining it?