Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers
The team found that regardless of their maternal status, women hunt in 79 percent of the societies they studied. Over 70 percent of female hunting also appears to be intentional, instead of opportunistic killing of animals encountered while doing other activities. Women’s intentional hunting appears to target game of all sizes, but was most often large game
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This article is so cool!
I’m pretty sure that women (unless restricted by the ruling class/very local govt) would be able to do everything necessary to take care of the “village,” i.e., hunt, gather, defend, use and make tools, build shelters/dwellings, learn medicine/medicinal herbs, etc.
