No offense, but did you read the article? It's about women who are harassed for working in the game industry, not playing games.

I agree with you, though, that game companies should generally take a hard line on abusive in-game behavior.

No offense, but I think you misread my comment, which did not specifically single out women gamers. Women who work at game companies receive threats through the channels I mentioned with some frequency, because they have access to them.