There have been many posts about women not playing Yu-Gi-Oh! and it reminded me of some interactions that I had:
When I told a new friend that I made here in Japan that I like to play card games, she said that whenever she walks by the card shop close to her place, there are only ever guys and never any girls, so she avoids that place and assumes many other girls think the same, So she was surprised to find out I like playing Yu-Gi-Oh!
Many years ago I used to play competitive Pokemon VGC and I played in this tournament and got to the finals. While most people were pretty cool, there were some random guys I have never seen or talked to before just asking for my phone number out of nowhere. My opponent in the finals said and I will never forget this "Losing to a girl would be embarrassing". He lost :3
The reason women don't play Yu-Gi-Oh! is not because it is "too complicated" for them. Sure there are people who don't like the game because of it's complexity, but that is true for both genders. A lot of women simply don't feel safe in an environment with mostly (or only) men. Especially when the community does not have the best reputation and they either have made bad experiences themselves or have heard of other women having bad experiences with the community.
That being said, I have had a lot of great interactions within the Yu-Gi-Oh! community, there are many cool people here and I'm happy to be a part of it! So let's not have some idiots ruin this space! Everyone who wants to and is willing to learn can play this game!