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I don't find it especially outrageous, but I guess it may be for many. Women were actually treated slightly better through human history than men, due to them
by youerbt 5y ago
I don't find it especially outrageous, but I guess it may be for many.
Women were actually treated slightly better through human history than men, due to them having inherent value coming from higher investment in children - pregnancy.
There is no reason for society scale sex discrimination, because its benefits don't carry over through inheritance (for all your son benefits, your daughter loses).
- paradite 5y agoYou might want to read up on the history of patriarchy and matriarchy. IIRC, they used to take charge alternatively until modern societies were formed.
- pupppet 5y agoProtected != Treated Better
- karmakaze 5y agoThis logic assumes too much rationality. Alternate implication, if men perceived their inherent value lower, it would be in their interest to maintain control or who knows how things would go.
- youerbt 5y agoAFAIK in most (all?) species where females invest more in offspring, males are required to put some extra work in exchange (for example building a nest). It can't be too much rationality if it happens all over in the nature. The question is whether this carries over to human group/society norms, and I believe it does.