Worth think about for the Dota player base(though obv toxicity towards women is biggest issue)https://en.chessbase.com/post/what-gender-gap-in-chess …
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I believe there is data suggesting that lower skill levels in a variety of male-dominated games are especially toxic towards women, and especially women who beat them. They see them as a fundamental status threat in a way higher skilled players don’t. Wish I had a source for you.
Yes - there was at least one study on this in 2015 https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-worse-you-are-at-games-the-more-likely-you-are-to-be-hostile-to-women-says-one-study?amp …
