I think the WCM title should not be given out anymore

Youth Championships, Senior Championships, Women Championships, National Championships and Cups, Amateur Championships, all use the FIDE rating system and the same playing rules, excluding some differences in time controls. Participations are restricted according to age, genre, nationality, or rating, but they do not belong to a "different playing field".

Who knows, one of these days you might get enlightened and understand this...

Youth Championships and Senior Championships are available because they obviously are at a stage in life where there is a hndicap in playing strength. You are advancing the belief that women are inherently weaker and must have their own category. Even if that were true it wouldn't make anyone superior or inferior. What is offensive is implying men want to purposely hold women back.

So what? If only 15% of FIDE rated players are women, that's their problem. This shouldn't go to the fact that they now have it easier on them, and to a point where they get privileges that males can't.

A very small number of players that are highly rated on FIDE are black, but do we have a Black candidate master tile? Or a Black Grandmaster title? No! So why is this different in the fact that women can get titles men can't???

You need to stack up these "privileges" against the disadvantages they face in the game, as amply demonstrated by your post right there.

Women are 50% of the population in most places around the world, whereas ethnicity varies by geographic location - yes, we should be encouraging more people of all ethnicities to participate in chess, but that's by encouraging the game in those countries. A great example is the growth of the game in India. You know one of the reasons for that? Representation: people can see examples to aspire to, people like them.

Isn't Africa pretty big? It might be near 50% of the world idk.

Oh my school is like 50% Africans so I thought it would be more idk

... women can get titles men can't???

A female-specific chess title is completely different from general chess titles.

I'm not sure why this should be a concern for anyone.

Nothing is preventing you from earning a general chess title yourself - except your own ability. Female titles certainly aren't impeding you in any way ...

Youth Championships, Senior Championships, Women Championships, National Championships and Cups, Amateur Championships, all use the FIDE rating system and the same playing rules, excluding some differences in time controls. Participations are restricted according to age, genre, nationality, or rating, but they do not belong to a "different playing field".

Who knows, one of these days you might get enlightened and understand this...

You need to stack up these "privileges" against the disadvantages they face in the game, as amply demonstrated by your post right there.

Women are 50% of the population in most places around the world, whereas ethnicity varies by geographic location - yes, we should be encouraging more people of all ethnicities to participate in chess, but that's by encouraging the game in those countries. A great example is the growth of the game in India. You know one of the reasons for that? Representation: people can see examples to aspire to, people like them.

And what would happen if there was a men only tournament, or a men only title! Imagine the reaction!

But they don't face disadvantages - they have just the same strength as men!

those uk girls sound quite rough.

those uk girls sound quite rough.

... this WCM title is basically given to any woman who is an intermediate player at that given time

From my POV, 1600-2200 is intermediate.