Female foragers sometimes hunt, yet gendered divisions of labor are real: a comment on Anderson et al. (2023) The Myth of Man the Hunter
Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. N/A • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Venkataraman, Vivek V., Hoffman, Jordie, Farquharson, Kyle, Davis, Elizabeth H., Hagen, Edward H., Hames, Raymond B., Hewlett, Barry S., Glowacki, Luke , Jang, Haneul, Kelly, Robert L., Kramer, Karen L., Lew-Levy, Sheina, Starkweather, Katie, Syme, Kristen L., Stibbard-Hawkes, Duncan N.E.
Hypothesis
Women do not significantly participate in big-game hunting.
Note
The authors replicated the Anderson et al. (2023) method and found bias in the sample and coding errors. They found that less than a third of the original coded societies involved regular female large-scale hunting. Specifically, in the new coding, only 9/63 societies involved regular participation. The original hypothesis can be found here: http://192.168.10.248/documents/1453/hypotheses/5140.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage comparisons | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Women participate in big-game hunting | Dependent | Hunting And Trapping, Division Of Labor By Gender |