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[[File:The Rescue of Guinevere.jpg|400x400px|thumb|''The Rescue of Guinevere'', by William Hatherell.]]'''Female sex favoritism''', sometimes known as chivalry, [[gynocentrism]], or the knightly treatment of [[women]], has a long and storied past. | [[File:The Rescue of Guinevere.jpg|400x400px|thumb|''The Rescue of Guinevere'', by William Hatherell.]]'''Female sex favoritism''', sometimes known as '''chivalry''', [[gynocentrism|'''gynocentrism''']], or the '''knightly treatment of [[women]]''', has a long and storied past. | ||
Female sex favoritism has arguably always existed across most if not all cultures as evidenced e.g. by women's higher historical [[reproductive success]], however this article tracks the particular strand that we recognize in the West today. | Female sex favoritism has arguably always existed across most if not all cultures as evidenced e.g. by women's higher historical [[reproductive success]], however this article tracks the particular strand that we recognize in the West today. | ||
==Possible evolutionary basis== | ==Possible evolutionary basis== | ||