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"IM Anna Rudolf, GM Judit Polgar, WGM Jennifer Shahade, WIM Ayelén Martínez, WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni, Lula Roberts, and FM Alisa Melekhina come together to sit down and talk about their time in chess and how influential stories and perspectives have shaped their way of looking at the sport they fell in love with."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFpC17WFNOU&t=13s

0:00 - Intro
3:31 - Topics of Discussion
5:07 - What they got Right and Wrong in Queen's Gambit
18:28 - How Queen's Gambit Changed the Perception of Chess
26:11 - CONTENT WARNING: Abuse In Chess
38:02 - Anna Rudolf Talks About Her Experience With A Coach
56:27 - What Can Be Done To Protect Women In Chess
1:16:57 - Actionable Steps For Chess
1:27:32 - Mixed Tournaments In Chess
1:38:27 - Closing Thoughts
1:44:30 - Outro

Thanks for posting this - it was very good. Well done too to Jennifer Shahade for saying male players get abused as well. Obviously everybody should be protected from that.

I am not sure that misogyny is the main problem, it may well be more about bullying in general. Of course, bullies aim at those they perceive as weakest...