Dori, Actually, women traditionally do most of the work in hunter/gatherer tribes (although the degree and activity vary widely among tribes). The women are generally expected to dress the kill, cook, forage for food, and raise children. The men primarily hunted and lounged around (not necessarily true...just an exaggeration). In some tribes, the women also built the shelters (Pygmy)...in most tribes the responsibility is shared. Everyone was considered equal in a sense...just different roles for the sexes. I think that the important thing in tribal living is that all of the work is shared among the tribe. And even more importantly, most tribes do not have a concept of work. For instance, many South American tribes do not have a word for work that would distinguish hunting, foraging, or building shelters from playing games or other so-called leisure activity. In one South American tribe, it is customary for the husband to be waited on hand and foot happily by his wife for 3 days to several weeks after the birth of their child! He does nothing but sit in a hammock! The point that many people miss (including Rush) is that, in tribes, there is no resentment of others as related to "work". "Work" is a foreign concept. Their lives are centered around their existence and sustenance, rather than perceiving that they have to perform activities (work) that they would rather not do. If the tribe were building a shelter, some may participate, and others may not...according to their wishes, without fear of resentment. This is very different in our culture. Often, we resent others for not working as hard as we, or feel guilty for not working as hard as others. There is a constant, false sense of justice...that everyone should work equally. I am sure that many married couples, like myself, have had issues like this from time to time regarding housework, yardwork, raising children, cooking, etc. It is interesting that in family gatherings, I have noticed that all of the women get together to do the cooking, and the men all go do something else (usually watch TV or play games). So much for Rush's theory. Brad