The Human Sexes by Desmond Morris Episode 6: The Gender Wars

Episode 6: The Gender Wars. Do you know what side of the Battle Of The Sexes you re on You might be stunned by this eyeopening look at the recent struggle for equality between the sexes. Originally, there was a primitive balance between the sexes, but when people left the village for the city, the natural balance disappeared. Find out the origins of honeymoons and other tools of male dominance like wedding rings and female circumcision. Travel to Finland for the annual wifecarrying contest celebrating the capture of women from other villages. Follow the rise of feminism, from turnofthecentury suffragettes to the National Organization for Women. Visit the front lines of the gender wars with female stock traders and female firefighters who parachute into blazing California forests. Pay attention what you learn here may just help you survive The Gender Wars.