Women are “the weaker sex”. If you’re living in a male-dominated world that just coincidentally happens to define “strength” by things that men happen to be good at.

But it turns out there’s quite a few important ways in which women are the physically stronger sex…

  • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    This is a really cool summary of the research! It is easy to assume that women are physically weaker, but it’s important to remember that there are a number of types of strength, though unfortunately some seem to be valued more than others in society.

    Physiology is cool and this was a fun read.