Even in those places where women outnumber men, men still outnumber desirable women, so hard work still pays off. I suppose if women outnumbered men by four to

Even in those places where women outnumber men, men still outnumber desirable women, so hard work still pays off. I suppose if women outnumbered men by four to one then men might be able to slack off... except such a society would almost certainly reinstitute polygamy, so men would have to work harder than ever to compete for quality and quantity of wives.