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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/15901115

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Consider virtually every other sporting example in the history of sports that require speed, strength, and endurance for more examples.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the article you didn't read goes into that, and ultra marathons show parity between the sexes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There's also this:

https://lemmy.world/comment/12209418

The fact that women perform at parity in ultra marathons doesn't invalidate the very obvious differences in speed, strength, and stamina between biological males and females. Muscle and bone density alone account for a lot of that.