Like most I’ve observed how the gender balance tends to skew male and I’ve often thought about the pros and cons of “no single male” policies that some venues enforce: on the one hand, I wish everybody to be as comfortable as possible; on the other, I risk being excluded myself (being male and currently single, but then again, I have plenty of naturist female friends whom I can attend with). I’ve also wondered if and how such a policy works.

Long story short, I got bored over Christmas and Boxing Day and was a bit restless to flex some mathematical muscle, so I ended up writing a paper based on my speculations almost by accident.

It’s totally safe for work (except the title, the only content is text, equations, and two dry diagrams produced in Mathematica).

I’d really appreciate any feedback.

And if it’s not your thing... well please believe me we’re humans too and it’s just a preference. Plus, we get to see more of our friends!

Peace.