
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">I think the answer lies in the question: what do women want? Why would they need to compete with other women for the attention of men? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Men compete for multiple short term partners, but women compete for long term investors (husbands). </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Among species where males invest in child care, the females can be both flamboyant and feisty. (Think sea horses.) In species where both partners contribute equal amounts, they are hard to tell apart. (Think penguins). In our species, women advertise fertility (beauty) and men advertise long term investment (status, wealth, property). To some extent, both men and women advertise the same features that make for good parents: intelligence, kindness and a sense of humor.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tara Maya</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 15, 2019, at 2:35 PM, John Clark via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" class="">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class="">From the antlers of elk to the plumage of birds to the coloration of fish, males are almost always much more flamboyant than females, but it's not true for our own species. When I Googled "business women's pant suit" I got images of women in hot pink</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB18jyMluGSBuNjSspbq6AiipXao.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2FNew-Hot-Pink-Business-Women-Pants-Suit-Custom-Size-Ladies-Wedding-Dinner-Prom-Outfit-2-Pcs%2F32863886571.html&tbnid=ZXMMu4THqzVHOM&vet=12ahUKEwi89O_41LjmAhWNUawKHSY4Bc8QMygiegUIARCzAg..i&docid=vqVebmPTsRszAM&w=800&h=1394&q=business%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwi89O_41LjmAhWNUawKHSY4Bc8QMygiegUIARCzAg" class=""><font size="4" class="">Hot Pink</font></a><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class="">And bright red</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legalleeblonde.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F12%2Fholiday-season-work-day-outfit-1440x2160.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legalleeblonde.com%2F2018%2F12%2Fwhat-to-wear-work-today-womens-red-pant-suit-holiday-giveaway.html&tbnid=n5onKC7e60t8JM&vet=12ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyg1egUIARDvAg..i&docid=8AQqlxjksQ5yeM&w=1440&h=2160&q=working%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyg1egUIARDvAg" class="">Bright Red</a> </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class="">And vivid Yellow</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbecomechic.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F06%2FStylish-Womens-Suits-For-Work-4.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbecomechic.com%2Fstylish-womens-pant-suits-for-work%2F&tbnid=vCj_9P3HmtslwM&vet=12ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyhAegUIARCFAw..i&docid=hoBKUw2w7AgsaM&w=633&h=949&q=working%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyhAegUIARCFAw" class=""><font size="4" class="">Vivid Yellow</font></a><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class="">I can't imagine a male IBM executive showing up to a meeting in a hot pink suit even if he had a standard black tie. But why not?</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-fami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