I mainly play story games, some action adv some pure adv, and I love the Final Fantasy games as do a few million other males. I also know plenty of women who like action games, too. I could care less about pure action games, although I'm sure there are some exceptions if I thought really hard. I must be a woman then. No, wait, it's all still there.

Roberta Williams was a pioneer. She wasn't just a "writer," she's a full-fledged designer and a writer. Jane Jensen is another. She's been out of the game for a while after her Gabriel Knight trilogy, but she has a new adv coming out called Gray Matter.

Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3783&Itemid=2