The Buzz: Queen Pawn in Chess
Posted on: December 26, 2008 9:23 AM, by Arikia Millikan
While attempts to explain the disproportionate number of women in math and science have resulted in the conclusion that women are innately inferior to men in these areas, the methodology has often—if not always—been flawed. By analyzing chess players to explain the lack of female grandmasters, one study found the lack is mostly attributable to nonparticipation, not skill. “Increase female representation in this game and you would probably see many more prodigies rising to the fore,” wrote ScienceBlogger Ed Yong from Not Exactly Rocket Science.
Source: http://scienceblogs.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The obsession with why women don’t play chess is getting beyond tiresome. No doubt there’s somebody out there somewhere who thinks the reason is because they’re stupid, and naturally I feel very good about myself for being more enlightened than those people, whoever they are.
But if we’re going to deal with the question at all, I’d rather discuss ways of getting them interested in the game, than beating this tired, dead old horse about whether or not they’re smart enough.
More women in chess would be good! I like the current chess beauties!
They are smart and wonderful!
We need more chess women!
Yes!