The evolutionary meaning of menopause: The grandmother hypothesis and its modern relevance
For decades, scientists were puzzled by a fundamental question: why do women live so long after their reproductive years end? From an evolutionary standpoint, survival is typically tied to reproduction; so was this extended lifespan simply a biological fluke?
It took a woman scientist studying modern hunter-gatherer societies to help answer a longstanding question: Why would human females evolve to live decades beyond fertility? In this short webinar segment, we explore the grandmother hypothesis and examine how menopause may have strengthened families and communities, and why that evolutionary perspective still matters today.
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