Females biologically do invest more in each child than males. That is, they have to carry the offspring inside their body, eat for two, and all that chore. Exactly for that reason, a female is under selective pressure to be polygamous.
The right word is actually polyandrous, and i’ll get to that. But let me say that, yes, i know most everyone thinks it is the other way around.
Also, this is a reaction to “The Red Queen: sex and the evolution of human nature“, a book by Matt Ridley. Read More »
Truth of the Lesser Men 