The weaker sex? Science that shows women are stronger than men

The Guardian unpacks the science and history that debunks the long-running myth: women are the weaker sex. Journalist Angela Saini talks to UC Santa Cruz anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman to better understand the female role in human evolution.

“Women have to reproduce. That means being pregnant for nine months. They’ve got to lactate. They’ve got to carry these kids. There’s something about being a human female that was shaped by evolution. There’s a lot of mortality along the way that really can account for it,” Zihlman is quoted as saying.

“There is something about the female form, the female psyche, just the whole package, that was honed over thousands and thousands, even millions, of years to survive.”

Reference:

Saini, Angela. (2017, 11 June). The weaker sex? Science that shows women are stronger than men.” The Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com