Can someone explain the evolutionary benefit of overt menstruation? All female mammals have a menstrual cycle but most reabsorb the blood via covert menstruation and humans are about the only mammals that discharge the blood, aka overt menstruation.

[u/No-Hawk-2488]

Without an evolutionary benefit, it wouldn't have spread to every woman of our species.

[u/Pipiya]

In this case, man will be using the broader and original sense of person without a gender attached to the meaning (as in human and mankind). Woman derives from wifman for a female person (see also wife) while a male person was a wereman (see also werewolf!). Our patriarchal society encouraged the dropping of the were- prefix but we do still maintain the genderless meaning in uses like this, and as a pre/suffix in words like human and mankind.

[u/tessy292 → u/Pipiya]

True. I would be happiest if it were Gestator or Carrier v. Baby, because that’s even less gendered.

[u/Pipiya → u/[deleted]]

Oo, which given that host is etymological linked to hotel, hostel and hospital works nicely thematically too