I guess an open question is if there are two categories of women and everyone, does it imply that the female category is less competitive? And, if so, is that a

I guess an open question is if there are two categories of women and everyone, does it imply that the female category is less competitive? And, if so, is that a bad thing? And, finally, if fewer men played chess competitively and the shoe was entirely on the other foot, would male-only tournaments then be acceptable?