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Subject: RE:Game Playing
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Date: Fri, 27-Jul-84 19:04:57 EDT
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<ucbvax!wildbill><net.women><Re: Game playing>

>>      Why do only a miniscule number of women play games?
>> I have noticed this in almost every game.  I suppose bridge might be an
>> exception [...]

>Not really. 

I disagree. In the midwest, at sectional or regional tournaments,
women tables easily outnumber men tables 2 or 3 to 1. This goes for
pair or team events. How do I know? I get upset every time I see
the disparity because the master point awards are based on tables, not
ability of the competition.

>Once you progress beyond the social level bridge is quite male-dominated. 

I dont think sectionals/regionals/nationals are social gatherings. Maybe
when you get up to world competition, then I'll agree.

Because males dominate the competition with respect to winning(your own words)
mixed events, it does not mean they outnumber the women.
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Tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to pull out my bulletin
sight unseen and list the tournament results mentioned there-in(JULY).

1)regional-Bal Harbour, Florida
      Men's Pairs-104    Women's Pairs-222
      Men's Swiss-38     Women's Swiss-90
  
2)regional-Boise, Idaho
      Men's Pairs-48     Women's Pairs-102
  
3)regional-Cornwall, Ontario
      Men's Pairs-88     Women's Pairs-116
      Men's Swiss-26     Women's Swiss-48
 
4)regional-Wichita, Kansas
      Men's Pairs-56     Women's Pairs-128

5)regional-Redding, California
      Men's Pairs-40     Women's Pairs-108
  
6)regional-Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
      Men's Knockout-8   Women's Knockout-15
      Men's Swiss-35     Women's Swiss-98

It appears to me that it matters little which tournament you look at. The
numbers heavily favor the women. Can you provide any data to dispute this?
I'd even wager the disparity is even greater at the nationals.
  
Robert