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Humans are a moderately polygynous species. In the Ethnographic Atlas, of 1,231 societies noted, 588 had frequent polygyny, 453 had occasional polygyny, and only 186 were fully monogamous. Even fewer, just 4 were polyandrous.<ref>http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/worldcul/atlas.htm</ref> | Humans are a moderately polygynous species. In the Ethnographic Atlas, of 1,231 societies noted, 588 had frequent polygyny, 453 had occasional polygyny, and only 186 were fully monogamous. Even fewer, just 4 were polyandrous.<ref>http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/worldcul/atlas.htm</ref> | ||
In traditional societies, men's reproductive variances are approximately 2–4 times those of women. Also the highest lifetime [[reproductive success]] is over 1000, whereas the female maximum is 69, which implies greater sexual inequality for men. In average forager societies, 21% of married women are married polygynously.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119125563.evpsych113</ref> | In traditional societies, men's reproductive variances are approximately 2–4 times those of women. Also the highest lifetime [[reproductive success]] is over 1000, whereas the female maximum is 69, which implies greater sexual inequality for men. In average forager societies, 21% of married women are married polygynously.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119125563.evpsych113</ref> | ||
Women may have reproduced twice as often as men throughout history as a result.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Before_.27enforced_monogamy.27.2C_women.27s_effective_population_size_was_up_to_17x_larger_than_men.27s</ref> | |||
Women prefer partnered men over single men which may be related to women's preference for high status, but may also be an adaption of women living in harmes.<ref>http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-2649.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103109001048</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1660608/</ref> | Women prefer partnered men over single men which may be related to women's preference for high status, but may also be an adaption of women living in harmes.<ref>http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-2649.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103109001048</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1660608/</ref> | ||