![]() ![]() When allegations surfaced - and then piled up - against producer Harvey Weinstein last fall, it created a snowball effect that zig-zagged through various industries and the hallways of Congress as women suddenly felt empowered to speak out. In many ways, it was only a matter of time before the gaming industry joined others marred by accusations of sexual misconduct. ![]() “You had a very - for many years - a very misogynistic culture.” There’s a lot of alcohol,” said Jan Jones Blackhurst, a former Las Vegas mayor who’s now an executive vice president at Caesars Entertainment. The gender disparity paired with an industry based on leisure can create environments ripe for sexual harassment and other misdeeds if left unchecked, according to women who hold or have held high-ranking positions in the gaming world. No women serve as president, CEO or board chairman of 21 major gaming companies that were part of a recent survey, and on average, only 14 percent of board of directors members at those casino companies are women. It’s no secret that men usually outnumber women in key leadership roles - and the gaming industry isn’t any different. ![]()
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