Case in point:
"Throughout evolutionary history, women have not been as physically capable as men of fighting off aggressors; also, because they have had primary responsibility for their offspring, they have not always been able to run from an aggressor."
Um...so any anthropologist will point you towards the hundreds of hunter-gatherer and small agricultural societies they have studied that suggest low rates of intra-community aggression, high rates of EVERYONE taking care of children, and being much more likely to be matriarchal or matrilineal in structure. This was most of our evolutionary history before large-scale, settled agriculture and the formation of states. Like....they are picturing Hobbes' State of Nature and not any real time or place that has ever existed!!!
The emphasis on differences in "physical capabilities" hit much harder with the invention of the plow and other types of activities that required more upper-body muscle. Archeological studies suggest much greater exposure to human violence after settled agriculture begins too, with the formation of states leading to full-on war instead of symbolic inter-clan fights or livestock raids.
Heck, there are even settled cultures like the Mosuo where men are more likely to be taking care of children!
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosuo)
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