neal@druxv.UUCP (Neal D. McBurnett) (09/29/83)
Once again I read the notion of an "evolutionary imperitive" being the reason for traditional sex roles. I think it has a lot of bearing (excuse the pun) on the women's movement. I agree that the conditions of the past led to the traditional homemaker role for women. You can't pursue a career if you're frequently hampered by pregnancy or nursing. It is the introduction of effective birth-control methods that has finally freed women to pursue careers. Does anyone know if agricultural societies tend to have larger families than hunting societies (because of a desire for lots of farm labor)? If so, do the women in hunting societies have a better position in society because they don't have to raise as many children? Neal McBurnett, ihnp4!druxv!neal