Posted by SLS on February 17, 2001, at 16:33:11
In reply to Re: gender differences , posted by Noa on February 17, 2001, at 14:10:39
Dear Noa,
I think the evolutionary question is, not why do females have these capacities, but why males do not. Males are the "specialized" sex. We are good for only one thing. I just don't happen to know what exactly that one thing is.
- Scott> Well, to add an overgeneralized thought: perhaps women evolved to function better as "generalists" who have to be more adaptable to different types of challenges--kind of the general manager role that many women play in the lives of families.
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