Stop Pink-Washing Patriarchy!

What went wrong in gender studies? How can we pursue greater empiricism?

Oct 18 • Alice Evans

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Did Female Seclusion Help Build Islamic Empires?

How did clans manage to scale-up cooperation?

Oct 15 • Alice Evans

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Rape and Revenge Massacres

Men's sexual rivalries were often ruinous, preventing peaceful cooperation, destroying fraternal alliances.

Oct 11 • Alice Evans

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Why Did Warriors Suppress Love?

Why was non-kin cooperation often between men?

Oct 8 • Alice Evans

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What Explains Matrilocality?

Why are some societies matrilocal - sending sons out to live with wives in other villages, rather than keeping them nearby?

Oct 1 • Alice Evans

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September 2026

Is Matrilocality Over-Rated?

Headhunting and mandatory abortions among the Siraya of Taiwan

Sep 15 • Alice Evans

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Merchants of Virtue by Divya Cherian (REVIEW)

Over the 16th to 19th centuries, merchants across the world grew rich from global trade.

Sep 5 • Alice Evans

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“Behind Bolted Doors”: Arab Debates on Seclusion

“Despising the woman, a man filled his home with slaves, white or black, or with numerous wives...

Sep 1 • Alice Evans

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August 2026

"Men are Slaves to the Women Here"

Travelers' observations of 17th-19th century Europe

Aug 18 • Alice Evans

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What did Indian Women make of Victorian England?

Romance, Independence and Materialism!

Aug 15 • Alice Evans

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July 2026

Punishing Foul Play

What does the World Cup teach us about gender equality?

Jul 24 • Alice Evans

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What does the Odyssey teach us about European Patriarchy?

Western literature begins with wars over women.

Jul 14 • Alice Evans

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