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IQ, visuospatial ability and the gender divide: a reply to Bilalić and Mcleod.

Howard RW

School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Bilalic and McLeod's arguments fall short on several grounds.There are excellent logical reasons to expect strong ability/chess expertise links and specific research evidence to date is sparse, with mixed findings. Data are presented from Georgia, which has a high female participation rate in chess, which suggest that differing gender motivation levels and participation rates impact relatively little on chess performance differences at the extreme.

Published 14 April 2006 in J Biosoc Sci, 38(3): 423-6.
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