Women's Sport

[Kurt]

Why is there a separate women's darts championship? Surely women should be able to compete on the same basis as men in this and snooker?

 

[Shades]

Why is there a separate women's darts championship? Surely women should be able to compete on the same basis as men in this and snooker?

The women's chess world champion was on the radio last week. She said that she didn't think that women would ever be able to compete on the same level as the men.

Why not?

 

[Jack]

The women's chess world champion was on the radio last week. She said that she didn't think that women would ever be able to compete on the same level as the men.

Why not?

Because by the time it came to play the final she'd have to have her mans tea on the table.

 

[egb_hibs]

The women's chess world champion was on the radio last week. She said that she didn't think that women would ever be able to compete on the same level as the men.

Why not?

Chess is maybe different than darts - it's more 'maths-y' and thus plays to male brain strengths. This would suggest that an individual woman could be the best chest player but in general men are likelier to be stronger.

 

[Shades]

Chess is maybe different than darts - it's more 'maths-y' and thus plays to male brain strengths. This would suggest that an individual woman could be the best chest player but in general men are likelier to be stronger.

Ok.

So could the same factors play when asking the question as to why Women are not competing against men at darts and snooker?

Although throwing a dart would seem in the instant that you do it as an instinctive act coupled with the muscle memory of repetitive practice, it has been shown that throwing - or kicking - to a target involves the near instantaneous calculating of complicated equations. Distance, speed, force etc....so men could just be actually better suited to these activities? Snooker would involve similar equations.

 

[egb_hibs]

Ok.

So could the same factors play when asking the question as to why Women are not competing against men at darts and snooker?

Although throwing a dart would seem in the instant that you do it as an instinctive act coupled with the muscle memory of repetitive practice, it has been shown that throwing - or kicking - to a target involves the near instantaneous calculating of complicated equations. Distance, speed, force etc....so men could just be actually better suited to these activities? Snooker would involve similar equations.

..and so, presumably, does parking

 

[Shades]

..and so, presumably, does parking

Naughty :-).

 

[SKII]

The lack of female Einsteins is all down to numbers - science-in-society - 24 December 2008 - New Scientist

Bringing a little science to proceedings...

Interesting to see nobody has mentioned the one sport where women and men compete together and where women are regularly gold medallists or world champions. And it plays into the participation numbers element of things - show jumping, three day eventing and dressage etc

 

[egb_hibs]

The lack of female Einsteins is all down to numbers - science-in-society - 24 December 2008 - New Scientist

Bringing a little science to proceedings...

Interesting to see nobody has mentioned the one sport where women and men compete together and where women are regularly gold medallists or world champions. And it plays into the participation numbers element of things - show jumping, three day eventing and dressage etc

Mmm. A little of today's politicised science in particular.

 

[Peanut]

The lack of female Einsteins is all down to numbers - science-in-society - 24 December 2008 - New Scientist

Bringing a little science to proceedings...

Interesting to see nobody has mentioned the one sport where women and men compete together and where women are regularly gold medallists or world champions. And it plays into the participation numbers element of things - show jumping, three day eventing and dressage etc

That's the answer! Chess on horseback!