Why separate women's divisions for both basketball and chess?

This is a 4-panel satirical webcomic featuring a father and son sitting on a pink couch. In the first panel, the son holding a tablet asks his father why there is a separate women's division in basketball. In the second panel, the father holding a canned drink replies that it would be unfair to make women compete against physically stronger men, and the son accepts this answer with an 'Oh'. In the third panel, the father looks smug as the son thinks, leading into the fourth panel where the son asks a follow-up question: why there is a separate women's division in competitive chess, a sport with no physical strength requirement, highlighting the inconsistency in the father's earlier reasoning and leaving him unable to answer. The comic acts as a thought experiment questioning the rationale for gender segregation in non-physical competitive activities.

This comic is an original work by webcomic artist Stonetoss, with the official artist watermark 'STONETOSS.COM' visible vertically between the comic panels. This specific iteration of the comic was shared via 9Gag's RSS feed, with the original submitted title listed as 'Why?'. It is widely circulated online as a meme to spark discussion about gender-based division in competitive sports, both physical and cognitive.