[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think biology "informed" the social conditioning too but not in a good or correct way ie women are weaker and less than men so therefore should be the carers etc

It's not to do with being weaker. In lamens' terms, estrogen makes women more caring, and women generally have more white matter in the brain, giving more empathy. This combination makes them (on average) better at being carers.