Women’s Bodies May Actually Be Inherently Stronger—But Science Is Only Just Figuring It Out

Women’s Bodies May Actually Be Inherently Stronger—But Science Is Only Just Figuring It Out

It’s hardly radical to say that women’s bodies are inherently smaller and weaker than men’s bodies—but research compiled in Starre Vartan’s illuminating new book The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body reveals that that conventional wisdom is actually largely a myth.  Growing up, Vartan was a strong, independent kid who pushed her body to the limit. “I knew I was strong because I could do … tasks that adult men…