Why have women been oppressed throughout history? As in - why did the female gender get that role and not the male?
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Also: do we have any evidence of systemic sexism occurring in animals, considering there is frequently strong sexual dimorphism?
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They can be carried around in a pouch so they don't hamper the mother.
In any case, I deleted the tweets. This isn't an argument worth having on Twitter. Too complex. Take care.
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Wild guess - men are on average bigger and stronger than women, and more capable of bending them to their will.
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Biological traits that privilege men going out and women staying, hunter-gatherer gender roles built upon them… 1/2
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If Karen Straughan is to be believed, it appears to be a feminist fabrication.
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one theory is the decline of paganism/polytheism and rise of monotheism. god is man, therefore man rules because god rules.
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Could it resolve to as simple a thing is typical upper body strength? Or perhaps hormonally driven male aggressiveness?
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In India & the Near East, women may have dominated the ancient priestly castes. Other castes eventually rebelled.