I’m so glad (as a woman with hips and three very healthy children) that recent science is saying that vaginal birth is important for inoculating babies with the proper microbiome, because otherwise my kind would probably go extinct now that we can do Caesarians so reliably. Now, if we start doing C-sections followed by fecal transplants or something, then I despair.

Pretty much old hat, but of course becoming more and more dangerous to say it in these insane times.

Differing biomechanics, biochemistry, larger male chest cavities –> greater VO2Max… must be a whole lot of reasons. And of course none of it matters as long as we stay sane and realise that men and women are different and tend to excel at different things. Nothing wrong with a woman pursuing excellence in (say) cycling… she’s going to be able to thrash some of the left tail men if that amuses her.. ultimately true happiness comes from excellence and doing the best with what one has, not in pointless raging at things baked in by evolution.

Because they wouldn’t be able to catch one otherwise?

Woman will change her mind at a moments notice and run off.

Or maybe it’s my breath.

Grand son and his twin sister ran track in high school and he runs track and cross country in college. The stop watch tells the tale.

Well, there certainly would be women skaters and gymnasts.

Another reason they have women’s events is that a lot of people actually enjoy the women’s events, because it adds to their viewing pleasure.

Because if there weren’t they’d be no women in the Olympics.