The traditional role of males has been, since prehistoric and primitive times, dealing with the outside world. Men defended the tribe from outside enemies. Men also did the hunting, since they had the weapons.
Women's role was within the tribe -- they did most of the child care, and dealt with plants. Child care was, of course, extremely important. Dealing with plants was extremely important, since 80% of the hunter/gatherer diet was from plants. Plants also provided medicine. Women had status.
Women lost most of their power and status as men took over agriculture, and war became increasingly important (because of the increasing need for land, since agriculture allowed populations to increase).
As society became more complex and technological, most women had little power. It was men that did the exploring, the inventing and the discovering. Taking care of the family home was still important, but if a man had enough money he could hire a maid to have and raise his children. So as money became ever more important, men's status increased and women's status decreased.
Then we had the women's movement in the 20th century and now women can more easily take on a male role, if they want. Women, overall, are still focused on the home and children, but they are allowed to do both roles, as exhausting as that can be.
Now women can invent and create and discover, like men. But they tend to prefer the nurturing careers, like nursing or teaching young children.
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