Every so often, I imagine the ancestral grave of all the easy-going women who didn’t pursue status and either died before passing on their genes or whose genes didn’t survive. I salute them.
Interesting insights in the light of recent research: "men around the world have gained height and weight twice as fast as women over the past century, driving greater differences between the sexes". And it's not about doing the dishes. “men’s height and weight are condition-dependent, sexually selected traits”, the scientists speculate that women’s sexual preferences may have fuelled a trend for taller, more muscular men"
Every so often, I imagine the ancestral grave of all the easy-going women who didn’t pursue status and either died before passing on their genes or whose genes didn’t survive. I salute them.
They made us what we are today!
Interesting insights in the light of recent research: "men around the world have gained height and weight twice as fast as women over the past century, driving greater differences between the sexes". And it's not about doing the dishes. “men’s height and weight are condition-dependent, sexually selected traits”, the scientists speculate that women’s sexual preferences may have fuelled a trend for taller, more muscular men"
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/22/men-have-grown-twice-as-much-as-women-over-past-century-study-shows?CMP=share_btn_url
Interesting! I've got that paper in my to-read queue...