User:Sol Pacificus/Assassin's Creed Sisterhood

Assassin's Creed Sisterhood (AC Sisterhood) is a community initiative created by fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise with the aim to highlight women of the Assassin's Creed community, to achieve better representation for women and minorities in the gaming industry, and to establish a support network for women against workplace harassment.

Launched by Kulpreet Virdi in the summer of 2020, the movement came into being in the wake of a wave of allegations of sexual misconduct at Ubisoft, the company behind the development of the Assassin's Creed games. Alongside this followed revelations that the pivotal roles of female protagonists were repeatedly cut by executive editorial decisions, presumably in the belief that women are less marketable.

While the network strives to combat the subordination of women in both media and in the workplace, it has also been active in amplifying the voices of other marginalized groups, such as those from the LGBTQ+ community, speakers of minority languages, and other victims of abuse regardless of sex or gender. Its members have emphasized its desire for inclusivity and has disavowed any goal of subordinating men to women in turn, only seeking fair and equal treatment for women.

Goals

According to their website, AC Sisterhood espouses three core missions:

1. "to highlight, appreciate and support women in the Assassin's Creed franchise, the community and Ubisoft’s development teams"
2. "to create a safe and empowering space for women and those who experience misogyny"
3. "to push for meaningful change by way of better representation in the Assassin's Creed games, and for better treatment of women and minorities within the company"

These goals have been further expounded upon by community leaders like Kulpreet Virdi and Lorena in various interviews and in the Sisterhood's podcast AC Sisterhood Speaks!

Community-building is a central and invaluable aspect of the movement which serves as far more than just a forum. In Lorena's own words:

"I think that one thing people really overlook is that women need a place where they can be safe. . .And I think that's one thing that we have to put out there: that we are here to support one another and to protect one another and that if this does happen in the future, that they have allies that they can turn to to support them, to try to help them do the steps that need to be done to get some sort of closure or justice or to make sure that the people who has done the wrong things get the punishment they deserve."