28 Jan 07
Originally posted by DoctorDaraI always feel angry when I hear stories like this!
As a female, my father played a lot with my brother growing up, but the one or two times I played as a child he let me win because I was a girl. As I got older, I found my male friends who played chess were very condescending and down right cruel bordering on nasty whenever I tried to learn. In college (undergrad), the handful of times I tried to play my ...[text shortened]... all. As a female playing chess even if you're interested in it, can be a very uphill battle.
A woman in a man dominated environment has always this kind of trouble. As much as a man in a woman dominated environment. The lesser gender has always big problems.
Who doesn’t lift the eyebrows when seeing a lady in the motor garage?, a lady in a construction company?, a lady chairman in a board of all men? But also a gent in a nursery room?, a gent knitting baby socks?, a gent as telephone switch operator? So this problem appears everywhere. It has to do with equality between sexes, in both directions.
In my chess club there is a handful of girls and ladies.
A particular one is 11 years old and beat a lot of us. She is thin and short and appears to be shy. When I meet her, I prepare to lose, I usually do against her. She is really good. But always I give her my hand afterward and treat her like anyone else. She is worth it. She is one of us and is always treated as anyone of us.
No one of the girls and ladies are treated differently, we have no ladies tournament, they has not any advantages being women, they are just members of the club.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by Ason Pigg2and is this because the club says no girls allowed? Just because men are more interested in the game of chess doesn't mean that there should be an all girls anything. Fishing is considered a sport and all but do they hold an all womens tournment or league of their own? I do not think so, although I could be wrong. I have never heard of it anyway.
as you can see, in my school chessclub, 20ish boys, no girls.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by SamdoggA quick Google suggests that they do. You can quickly find quite a few women's angling clubs, anyway.
Fishing is considered a sport and all but do they hold an all womens tournment or league of their own? I do not think so, although I could be wrong. I have never heard of it anyway.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by WulebgrSo,...
It's an issue of socialization. Women suffer no disadvantage at the game itself, and may have a slight advantage (they are generally calmer and better focused as children, for example). However, parents typically (not all parents) socialize their boys for competition, and girls for cooperation.
Another major factor is the popularity of chess among a certain segment of geeky boys in middle school: these guys drive girls away.
If we beet up all the geeks. Beautifull attractive and h*rn* women will show up at chess-tournaments??
😲😲😲
Why do we wait?? 🙂