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Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] due to their greater [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]]. This caused men to evolve to be taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] due to their greater [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]]. This caused men to evolve to be taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | ||
In response to this, women are thought to have evolved to choose the strongest and most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available to be protected from men attempting to coerce them into sex, male violence in general ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high-quality foods and resources (Geary 2004). | In response to this, women are thought to have evolved to choose the strongest and most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available to be protected from men attempting to coerce them into sex, male violence in general ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high-quality foods and resources (Geary 2004). | ||
This aspect of human sexuality can be traced back to some of our oldest ancestor species, e.g. lizards, in which female animals [[female subordination|submit themselves]] to dominant males ([[Irenäus Eibl- | This aspect of human sexuality can be traced back to some of our oldest ancestor species, e.g. lizards, in which female animals [[female subordination|submit themselves]] to dominant males ([[Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt]], 1989). | ||
Dark traits such as low empathy and cruelty may have proven useful in male intrasexual competition (Kruger & Fitzgerald 2011), so these traits and women's attraction to them might have co-evolved as a socially parasitic [[Reproductive success|reproductive strategy]] (Gervais 2018). | Dark traits such as low empathy and cruelty may have proven useful in male intrasexual competition (Kruger & Fitzgerald 2011), so these traits and women's attraction to them might have co-evolved as a socially parasitic [[Reproductive success|reproductive strategy]] (Gervais 2018). | ||