Gender inequality in workloads explained by operational sex ratio.

Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Juan Du, Ruth Mace

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Yuan ChenDepartment of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton Street, WC1H 0BW London, UK.

Erhao GeDepartment of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton Street, WC1H 0BW London, UK.

Liqiong ZhouState Key Laboratory of Grassland and Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730000, P.R. China.

Juan DuDepartment of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton Street, WC1H 0BW London, UK.

Ruth MaceDepartment of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton Street, WC1H 0BW London, UK.

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Abstract

Ecological differences between human populations can affect the relative strength of sexual selection, and hence drive gender inequality. Here, we exploit the cultural diversity of southwestern China, where some village sex ratios are female-biased, in part due to a proportion of males entering monastic celibacy, to evaluate the role of sex ratio on the sexual division of labor. We used a detachable activity tracker to measure workload by step counts in both sexes among 561 individuals in 55 villages in six different areas. We show that a lower sex ratio and a higher prevalence of monasticism are associated with higher women's workloads and reduced men's workloads in the non-celibate population. As the operational sex ratio increases, gender inequality diminishes. This study offers valuable insights into the origins of gender disparities by examining the role of sex ratio on the sexual division of labor.

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PMID38883828

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2024.110063

PMCPMC11179575

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