"If men can't provide, the "Great Sexual Bargain" struck in prehistoric times is finished. Over. "

The Sexual Contract, also known as the Mighty Hunter theory, was always a myth. Early anthopologists studied primitive hunter-gatherers with Victorian eyes and concluded that the hunters were providing for the tribe while the women messed around with digging-sticks. Twentieth Century researchers went back and actually counted and measured what people contributed, and discovered that most of the tribes' food came from the women's gathering. Hunting provided an occasional high-protein feast, for which the women praised the men extravagantly, told them they were wonderful providers and everyone would starve without them, then sent them off hunting again so the women could get on with their work in peace.