Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

Tribes, as in -prehistoric- tribes, were far more egalitarian than many later eras. Partly because women gathered more calories (while expending less) than men could hunt.

Later, in farming societies - women still worked; they just happened to effectively be serf of their husbands, who controlled the “earnings” - this (simplified) carried over into early industrial eras.

Note that women have been “allowed” to work at unskilled type labor - while education was reserved for men. It is these higher professions that women also could have held, if not forced into subjugation and pregnancy, and given equal opportunity: as modern society shows.

The "discrimination, disenfranchisement, and oppression" have created this: On avg., U.S. women outlive men, have better health, save more for retirement, have less debt, & own most of U.S. personal wealth. See:

I think there are people who do work against their best interests out of their own insecurities. These people assume everyone is like them. I actually see this stuff in churches all the time. Insecure men who don't understand scripture relegate women to the church nursery only.

The US became the preeminent world power right after suffrage and women entered the workforce ... it’s not necessarily good or bad but doubling the labor force during war time was a key advantage for the US in manufacturing equipment...jury is still out family breakdown though

I don't think most people on the left appreciate how expensive prejudice is.