>>12580113women have much less variety in their traits, they essentially represent the reproductive baseline. women have to grow a baby inside of them for 9 months, then raise it for a decade at minimum. there is no benefit to trying to stand out, because the amount of babies they can have is genetically defined; the only have something to lose by trying to move outside the box of their community.
a guy's reproductive situation is much different. a guy doesn't NEED to raise a child,a guy doesn't NEED to fit in, because he can knock up 5 women, get killed by a boar, and still have successfully reproduced. similarly, there is a huge potential reward for being different and standing out, because a single man can technically reproduce with dozens, if not hundreds of women. if the potential results of breaking the mold are 0, 1, ,12, etc. potential mates, there is a lot more to gain from individuality.
