I did some analysis last year about gender gap in chess [0] and the main conclusion was that a huge part of the gap can be explained by participation imbalance.

I did some analysis last year about gender gap in chess [0] and the main conclusion was that a huge part of the gap can be explained by participation imbalance. [0]: https://www.alexmolas.com/2023/08/12/chess-gender-gap.html https://www.alexmolas.com/2023/08/12/chess-gender-gap.html