Women have always been gamers, since the beginning. We were just the outcasts among outcasts.  Im confused are you saying that there was always as many female gamers as male gamers? You say they were outcast among outcasts. Which either implies the male gamers look down on women just like anita's been complaining about which given the tone of your comment you seem to disagree with her. Or female gamers are a small group within the larger community which implies that women have always been part of the gamer community, but are a minority.