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#545 - Chris Von Rueden - How Did Human Leadership Evolve?

Modern Wisdom

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Are Status Hierarchies and Leadership the Same?

Gender per say doesn't really matter in terms of leadership effectiveness, but there might be some subtle things that influence how men and women lead. So to the extent that men are more willing to compete using safe physical violence, or to take outsized risks that can negatively impact health and safety,. That would mean that on average, then sort of male and female leadership in humans might have a certain slightly different tenor. And so yeah, I think leadership by men and women is largely the similar, but there can be on these average small differences that might matter on aggregate.

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