For what it's worth, I don't think sports are typically segregated by gender except for government programs where we have female-specific teams for some measure

For what it's worth, I don't think sports are typically segregated by gender except for government programs where we have female-specific teams for some measure of regulatory-compliance or fairness. If you consider racing a sport, there are women NASCAR drivers. And there's no rule against a woman playing in many sports leagues such as the NBA or NFL or NHL or even college football. Hell there was a woman kicker in for a few snaps as a PR stunt at Vanderbilt just a year or two ago. It's just probably the case that ~99.999% of women cannot come close to competing with post-pubescent male athletes. As far as women's sports in general, sometimes they can be better than their male counterparts due to women's physicality. I'm not a huge tennis watcher, but the slower serves means that the match can feel a little more creative and strategic. I believe that women are naturally more flexible than men, making many gymnastic activities much better with women. And women's volleyball is very interesting: the strategy of the game comes out a little better rather than being a constant setup for powerful spikes and blocks. And being a little lower to the ground and more flexible means that women have perhaps a better chance to keep some amazing rallies going. My opinion though is that some women's sports just cannot ever possibly work such as basketball. Besides the obvious problems with watching the WNBA, basketball is a vertical game and the lack of power becomes too apparent for even the best conceivable teamwork to overcome.