From bridge to chess, why men outperform women at ‘mindsports’
Elite bridge player Margherita Chavarria from Italy. Credit: Francesca Canali from the World Bridge Federation, CC BY-SA
Why do men strongly outperform women at "mindsports" such as chess and bridge? Mindsports mainly use the brain and require skills such as memory, critical thinking, problem solving, strategic planning, mental discipline and judgment. Without physical differences in strength, how do we explain why the top…