Why are men better at croquet than women?
“, but more “Why dont more women take up croquet earlier?”. Looking at the influences on taking up croquet and on continuing to play the sport, there is a consistent pattern of males playing for the intellectual challenge, to satisfy a competitive instinct, etc., while women play more for fresh air, sociability, to meet interesting people, etc. Empirical evidence was sought, and amply obtained, from Oxford University Croquet Club, from a schools coaching co-ordinator and others that it is the fundamental stereotypical differences between males and females, in terms of competitiveness and expectations, that leads to the imbalance.
