Xbox recently launched a new Women Mentor Program to bring more women into the gaming industry. The program will see women in the company connect with aspiring talent through one-on-one mentoring sessions to advance their careers. The US, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and South Korea will be the first regions to launch the program. More countries and details will be announced soon.
Rare executive producer Louise O’Connor said the team hopes the project will have a meaningful impact and help advance careers in the gaming industry through tangible and purposeful action. At GDC later this year, Xbox will launch a panel of female leaders across the company to share their career journeys. The lineup includes Obsidian, Double Fine and InXile studio manager Mary McGuane, The Coalition technical lead Kaye Rayner, former World’s Edge studio lead Shannon Loftis, Minecraft corporate vice president Helen Chiang, cloud gaming senior director Kim Swift and 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross.
In addition, Louise O’Connor also said that women accounted for 29.7% of Xbox’s global core employees.