LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to science@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrongwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square193fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down153file-textcross-posted to: science@beehaw.org
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minus-squareGeneralVincent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoThere’s a point at which women do tend to get better at endurance racing and often surpass men. And it’s in the ultra long distance races. Which actually tracks, as hunting would have likely been a mix of long and ultra long distance running https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49284389
minus-squaredank@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agoEven in endurance racing, men outperform women as a rule. It’s true that women do occasionally win coed races, but that’s not common.
There’s a point at which women do tend to get better at endurance racing and often surpass men. And it’s in the ultra long distance races. Which actually tracks, as hunting would have likely been a mix of long and ultra long distance running
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49284389
Even in endurance racing, men outperform women as a rule. It’s true that women do occasionally win coed races, but that’s not common.