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

Kyle Nolla, Mark Beeman, Paul Reber, and Alice Eagly

these spaces. Beyond difficulties entering and remaining in esports, women also face challenges to expressing their skill. Stereotype threat, or performance decrements resulting from anxiety of confirming negative stereotypes about one’s social group, is a well-studied phenomenon shown to affect diverse