The Chess Experience How to Fix Chess’ Gender Gap With Ingrid Gayle (CEO of Girl Boss Chess)
011 We all know chess is for everyone. Yet there are dramatically fewer women and girls in chess. It’s an issue we ought to tackle head-on so we can make the game more welcoming to women and girls. Thankfully, this week’s guest doesn’t just wonder how to solve the problem…
Ingrid Gayle, the owner of Girl Boss Chess (GBC), is taking action every day to make chess a better community.
How?
GBC’s primary mission is to bring more women into the game from the ground up: By giving young girls a safe space where they can learn chess in online classes from top women coaches. In addition, GBC offers private and group coaching to women.
In This Week's Episode:
- What caused Ingrid to dedicate her life to a company focused on bringing chess to girls & women?
- Why is it important that girls learn chess?
- Ways men can make the chess community more welcoming to girls & women.
- Reasons to be hopeful for the future of women & girls in chess.
Resources from This Episode:
Coaching for Girls
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