In a message dated 97-05-28 19:13:41 EDT, you write: >there's clearly a biological/genetic/evolutionary basis for sexism. >Obviously, the average man's superior upper body strength compared to the >average woman gives him the upper hand when "might makes right." And that's >a basis of a lot of women's subordination (even though it's becoming >technologically obsolete). > > There is evidence that the lack of upper body strength in women is socially, not biologically determined. From infancy, boys engage in sports and spend a life time building muscles, girls don't. Body builders have found that women who lift weights can build as much or more strength in the upper body as men who don't lift weights. Further, women's legs are naturally stronger, and in lower body defense systems (karate, judo) properly trained women are equal or superior to men. Medically, women's pain thresholds tend to be much higher than men's. In reality, women are trained to be weak from infancy. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
