#the archaeology is speaking for itself and it says gender equality is winning
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"The myth that female reproductive capabilities somehow render them incapable of gathering any food products beyond those that cannot run away does more than just underestimate Paleolithic women. It feeds into narratives that the contemporary social roles of women and men are inherent and define our evolution. Our Paleolithic ancestors lived in a world where everyone in the band pulled their own weight, performing multiple tasks. It was not a utopia, but it was not a patriarchy."
#science#Anthropology#archaeology#gender#social issues#patriarchy#feminism#this was SO interesting!!!!#from the factory they dropped that estrogen is heaps older than testosterone#to pointing out that earlier anthropologists applied their own patriarchal bias#the archaeology is speaking for itself and it says gender equality is winning
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