Jess Bates is a Washington mom, artist and self-professed nerd with an interest in, among other things, videogames.

She’s also got some choice words on the “women in games” discussion.

Jess posted a thoughtful and clear-headed perspective on the “women in games” issue. I was particularly impressed with how her essay ties together some of the common notions of what makes women gamers different (biology and cultural taste) while discarding others (women should love games the way they are).

Her essay offers further context and some rebuttal to many of the ideas I returned with from the Women’s Game Conference.