Bridging brains: exploring neurosexism and gendered stereotypes in a mindsport

Punch, Samantha; Snellgrove, Miriam; Graham, Elizabeth; McPherson, Charlotte; Cleary, Jessica

doi:10.1080/14927713.2022.2160787

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“…The partnership aspect of bridge means that play is dependent upon the ability of individuals to interact, both verbally and non-verbally, with their playing partner, which provides a fascinating element to mindsport gameplay (Punch et al, 2022). Gendered expectations relating to wider society as well as mindsport partnerships emerge at the bridge table but are explored elsewhere (Punch et al, 2023; Rogers et al, 2022). A unique feature of bridge is how players do not have access to the full picture whilst playing as it is a game of incomplete information.…”

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The physicality of mindsports through elite bridge players’ sensorial experiences: Presence, confidence and bodies

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Punch

2023

The Sociological Review

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The classification of mindsports such as the card game of bridge within sport and society continues to be keenly debated. The concept of ‘physicality’ is often cited as being a prerequisite for an activity to be classed as a ‘sport’, a characteristic typically seen as lacking in mindsports. However, by drawing upon monist conceptualisations of the mind, body and world being intertwined, it is possible to problematise such arguments by highlighting the interconnected sensations experienced when participating in bridge. This article explores such a notion through phenomenologically-inspired analysis of 52 interviews with elite-level bridge players. The findings detail the importance players placed upon aspects of kinaesthesia, physical presence within the competitive environment, and the role of other social actors within their own understandings of their competition experience. These sensorial, emotional and embodied accounts of elite-level bridge shed light on the physical negotiations and socio-cultural influences involved in mindsport, which allude to a greater degree of ‘physicality’ than has previously been discussed.

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The physicality of mindsports through elite bridge players’ sensorial experiences: Presence, confidence and bodies

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Punch

2023

The Sociological Review

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“…Another aspect of interest in esports is the competitive component; that is, competitive activities are stereotyped as masculine pursuits, which is often used to justify why women are less interested and involved in them (Punch et al, 2022). Research in Western societies, where men are highly rewarded for competitive behaviors, suggests that women "shy away" from competition due to lack of (over)confidence (Niederle & Vesterlund, 2011), but even within Western societies, these group differences are small, with much more variability within women and within men than between the two gender groups (Sent & van Staveren, 2019).…”

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Novice Women Players Have Better Outcomes in Women-Only Versus Mixed-Gender Esports Tournaments

Nolla

Beeman

Reber

et al. 2023

Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports

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Competitive video gaming or esports is a field with the potential for gender-equal competition. However, esports is dominated by cisgender men at both the casual and professional levels. When a field is highly gender-imbalanced, gender minority groups tend to perceive the field as unwelcoming, which reduces interest in the field and further perpetuates unequal participation. One potential pathway to encourage interest and participation is the creation of gender-specific spaces, such as women-only tournaments in esports. To study the group effects of gender on tournament experience, we recruited cisgender women who were novice gamers for in-laboratory, one-on-one esports tournaments under two conditions: in women-only tournaments or mixed-gender tournaments with equally novice cisgender men. Our results show that in matches between men and women, women underperformed against men regardless of whether her opponent had played more often, less often, or equal to her in the past year. In addition, women who played in women-only tournaments gave more accurate estimates of their skill and reported greater task importance than women who played in mixed-gender tournaments. In practice, women-only tournaments may aid recruitment and retention of women in esports as a supplement to gameplay in mixed-gender competitive spaces.

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World Athletics regulations unfairly affect female athletes with differences in sex development

Bowman-Smart,

Savulescu,

O’Connell

et al. 2024

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport

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Bridging brains: exploring neurosexism and gendered stereotypes in a mindsport

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

The physicality of mindsports through elite bridge players’ sensorial experiences: Presence, confidence and bodies

The physicality of mindsports through elite bridge players’ sensorial experiences: Presence, confidence and bodies

Novice Women Players Have Better Outcomes in Women-Only Versus Mixed-Gender Esports Tournaments

World Athletics regulations unfairly affect female athletes with differences in sex development

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