relative strength of men vs. women

[octahedrite]

Today I read this interesting article about why "men are strong, women are weak" does not universally apply.

Shield Maidens, Bell Curves and Strong Women - R. J. Eliason

When people say things like men are x% stronger than women, many of us have this image of lining all the men and women up side by side. And the men will all lift x% more than the woman next to them. But that’s not how it works.

Comments

[weirdquark]

Short arms means you're at an advantage for pull-ups because you have less range of motion to move your weight through, so you win some, you lose some.