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You must be a troll account because a human capable of literacy asking that question honestly is beyond comprehension.
The ACTUAL answer is misogyny. Chess was(and still is tbh) a very misogynistic "sport" back in the day, and many male professional chess players refused to play against women, and the ones that did play against them were often crude. To try and get more women interested in chess, women only divisions were created. It has literally nothing to do with genetic advantages.
Statistics(link).
I can't speak for chess, but in gaming where there's similarly no sex advantage, female gamers are rarely seen at the higher levels because the environment is very hostile towards them. Creating a separate women's league would alleviate this to some degree and encourage more women to actually try to reach for the top.
Because the field is known to be hostile to women and filled with creepy incels? Have you SEEN how they act anytime a "female gamer" pops up?
I'm confused, what are you saying?
I dunno, why?
That our society didn't even let women take part in marathons at one point and the first time someone did that was by just taking part without making clear that they're a woman and they'll be themselves taking part in it. You can draw your conclusion from that
I would think so, yes. I'm no expert on either lol.
What is it supposed to mean? I have no idea why it's like that. Here's a relevant wikipedia article. I don't know why you're asking me this lmao, but I didn't come here for an argument. I made a joke. Peace out ✌️
As was told to you by many commenters, this can be explained by the amount of women competing and the misogyny in the past and present. Stop sealioning, or we will remove your comments and ban you.
Cool it down on the thinly veiled misogyny
HRT has been conclusively demonstrated to eliminate that advantage after 1-2 years on it.
A 1-2 year wait and a hormone check are reasonable to require. A total ban is not.