What Women Look For In A Man, According To Science
In most species, females are the “choosy” sex – meaning that males are often in competition with one another to gain access to females, while females are picky and mate with their preferred male. This process is called “mate-choice” and is one of the driving mechanisms of sexual selection.
This choosiness could be a consequence of the dramatically fewer gametes (ova/eggs) women are born with for their entire lifetime, compared to the billions (sperm) males are able to produce throughout theirs. This excess number of sperm to ova renders the female gamete a precious resource. Additionally, reproduction has greater consequences for women than men, given pregnancy (and associated risks), childbirth, breastfeeding, and even childrearing are largely dependent on the mother.