ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2020
Matriliny reverses gender disparities in inflammation and hypertension among the Mosuo of China.
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- Does gender structure social networks across domains of cooperation? An exploration of gendered networks among matrilineal and patrilineal Mosuo.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Repercussions of patrilocal residence on mothers' social support networks among Tsimane forager-farmers.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Market integration, income inequality, and kinship system among the Mosuo of China.Evolutionary human sciences · 2023Article
- Contributions of evolutionary anthropology to understanding climate-induced human migration.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2021Review
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Abstract
Women experience higher morbidity than men, despite living longer. This is often attributed to biological differences between the sexes; however, the majority of societies in which these disparities are observed exhibit gender norms that favor men. We tested the hypothesis that female-biased gender norms ameliorate gender disparities in health by comparing gender differences in inflammation and hypertension among the matrilineal and patrilineal Mosuo of China. Widely reported gender disparities in health were reversed among matrilineal Mosuo compared with patrilineal Mosuo, due to substantial improvements in women's health, with no concomitant detrimental effects on men. These findings offer evidence that gender norms limiting women's autonomy and biasing inheritance toward men adversely affect the health of women, increasing women's risk for chronic diseases with tremendous global health impact.
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