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What conclusions would it offer? Among the top 100 chess players I think there are three women. Most people seem to think it's due to some cultural factors or gender discrimination. This could be applied to any asymmetries you might find.



I can ask follow up questions if the answer is known.

But mainly, I want to know if the ratios from my questions don't match the gender ratio in the general population, at which point does the ratio start to diverge?

Was it when a student needs to choose a major? Or when a professor interviews a PhD candidate? Or when assigning tasks and someone getting a less impactful part? Or when deciding the ordering of the authors based on (very subjectively) the contribution?


Right now it’s zero women. Hou Yifan just dropped out of the top 100.




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