Males tend to be dominant in the human species, as is the case for other hominids, and frequently coerce women and rule over them, imposing their will and holding power even when they're notably less skilled at taking decisions. That's a physiological reality that has had important, lasting effects on human groups, first, and human large conglomerations…
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