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"natural struggle for power between the sexes"

There's nothing natural about such a struggle. It's cultural.

Yeah, I thought about that use of the word ("natural") after I posted, but decided not to edit it out.

I agree with you that it could be cultural. But the behaviour of men wanting to control women seems to be prevalent in many societies regardless of culture.

I think it's possible that it's actually just some people wanting to control other people (and setting their sights on weaker people to improve chances of success), and given the biological differences between men and women that leave women with significantly less muscle mass and mass in general, for any given male choosing to act in this way, women are on average easier targets.

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