Napp and Breda (2023) raised three arguments against the generational-shift account of the gender-equality paradox (GEP) in chess participation. First, using finer operationalizations of the age structure of players, they showed that it partially but not fully accounts for the GEP in chess participation. I find merit in these analyses and conclusion. Second, they argued that the country-level age structure is unrelated to the GEP in chess participation, which undermines the generational-shift account of the GEP. In contrast, I provide new analyses to show that the two are related after adjusting for the U-shaped relation between gender equality and female chess participation. Finally, they argued that previous explanations of the GEP are viable for explaining the GEP in chess participation. In contrast, I argue that the global increase in the proportion of female players is incompatible with previous explanations of the GEP, and I provide new analyses to support this.

中文翻译：

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国际象棋参与中的性别平等悖论部分由代际转移账户解释，但与现有替代账户完全不一致：对纳普和布雷达（2023）的部分让步和答复。

Napp 和 Breda（2023）提出了三个论点，反对国际象棋参与中性别平等悖论（GEP）的代际转移解释。首先，他们通过对棋手年龄结构进行更精细的操作，表明它部分但不完全解释了国际象棋参与中的 GEP。我发现这些分析和结论有其优点。其次，他们认为国家层面的年龄结构与国际象棋参与的 GEP 无关，这破坏了 GEP 的代际转移解释。相比之下，我提供了新的分析来表明，在调整性别平等和女性国际象棋参与度之间的U形关系后，两者是相关的。最后，他们认为之前对 GEP 的解释对于解释国际象棋参与中的 GEP 是可行的。相比之下，我认为全球女性玩家比例的增加与之前对 GEP 的解释不相容，并且我提供了新的分析来支持这一点。