The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence

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    9 months ago

    All your questions are answered within the article. In most cases a few sentences before and/or after your quotes.

    Of all the things you mention I agree that the word dominating is not the correct one in this paragraph:

    If you follow long-distance races, you might be thinking, wait—males are outperforming females in endurance events! But this is only sometimes the case. Females are more regularly dominating ultraendurance events such as the more than 260-mile Montane Spine foot race through England and Scotland, the 21-mile swim across the English Channel and the 4,300-mile Trans Am cycling race across the U.S. Sometimes female athletes compete in these races while attending to the needs of their children. In 2018 English runner Sophie Power ran the 105-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc race in the Alps while still breastfeeding her three-month-old at rest stations.

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      9 months ago

      The fact that real world data directly contradicts several arguments raised in this article…is addressed in the article?

      Okay, sure…

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      9 months ago

      What questions was I asking, and where are they answered? The things where I said “What is this doing in your science article”?

      My chief complaint is that they’re representing it as demonstrated that women are superior to men in endurance events, and citing specific endurance events where the data show the exact opposite. That’s not really a question.