University of Texas-Austin: Male Power Over Females Is Not the Default Social Dynamic in Primates
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Male dominance has long been assumed to be nearly universal in primates, with female power viewed as a rare exception to the rule. But according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, female-biased power structures or social equality between the sexes can be found within every major primate group and probably existed throughout evolutionary history.
The study, pub . . .
Male dominance has long been assumed to be nearly universal in primates, with female power viewed as a rare exception to the rule. But according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, female-biased power structures or social equality between the sexes can be found within every major primate group and probably existed throughout evolutionary history.
The study, pub . . .