29-11-2012, 01:38 PM
andyburnett Wrote:How does this percentage compare to the male/female ratio in Primary school chess clubs; Secondary school chess clubs; 'adult' chess clubs; and then Congress events as Mike has mentioned?
Most recent large junior event was Hamilton Juniors on Nov 11th.
I make it 11/67= 16.4% girls assuming that I can correctly deduce gender from forenames.
If we look at Euroyouth and Worldyouth and ignore duplicate entries and girls in the open sections.
Free accommodation and reduced entry fees for girls =6 .......U8 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18
Free accommodation and reduced entry fees for boys =6.........U8 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18
= 50% girls.
Continuing comparisons between apple and a slice of toast.
They both weigh around one Newton
Isaac would have been impressed.