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A lively, richly prepared discussion for the natural superiority of women from the acclaimed author of The Tangled Wing. There is a human genetic fluke that is amazingly common credited to a big change in a key couple of chromosomes. In the standard condition the two look the same, however in this disorder is malformed and shrunken beyond reputation. The effect is a shortened life time, higher mortality whatsoever ages, an incapability to reproduce, premature hair thinning, and brain defects variously leading to attention deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, hypersexuality, and a massive more than both outward and self-directed hostility. It is called maleness. In Women After All, Melvin Konner traces the arc of evolution to clarify the connections between men and women. With endurance and wit, he explores the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological future of the human race. He draws on multiple vibrant samples from the natural world - such as the mating practices of the octopus, dark widow, angler fish, and jacana - and argues that maleness in humans is scarcely necessary to the survival of the kinds. In characteristically funny and interesting prose, Konner sheds light on our biologically different identities while noting the poignant exceptions that test the male/female split. We meet hunter-gatherers such as those in Botswana, whose culture offered women a visible place, developed the working mother, and respected women's voices about the fire. Recent history has upset this balance, as a dense world of conflict fostered extreme men dominance. But our kinds has been recovering within the last two centuries, and an unstoppable move toward equality is afoot. It will not be the end of men, but it will be the end of male supremacy and a better, wiser world for men and women alike. Provocative and richly prepared, Women After All will be controversial across the sexes.
