

These and other local struggles to support gender equality inspired members like Nine to take action. Despite being the country’s first female president, she was largely unpopular with women’s rights advocates.

President Park was impeached in December, following accusations of conspiracy that shook South Korean men and women alike. “After the President’s resignation, we decided not to disperse, but to keep fighting for gender equality.” “For D.Va (National D.Va Association) first started off as a feminist gamer group, gathered to voice our opinions about (currently ex-)President Park Geun Hye,” a member of the group known as Nine told Polygon. Based in South Korea, the organization is meant to galvanize female-identifying and genderqueer gamers who could use some self-empowerment. It turns out that the National D.Va Assocation is a group of huge Overwatch fans with a feminist bent. 2000 people participated in the sister march in #Seoul, Korea (pic via #MarchOnWashington /zSgc4sOYuw- Paperclip-News January 21, 2017
