Consider that women represent approximately half the human population, and it becomes glaringly clear that this disparity is the manifestation of gender inequity. Right now, your favorite men’s rights activist is yelling, “These feminists are so dumb! Duh, there are fewer women because women just don’t get involved in politics as much as men do.” My contemplative reply might be, “Hmm . . . I wonder how much the 144 years American women went without voting rights impacted that?”
