what are the effects of economic scarcity and war to the status of women belonging to the Paleolithic Period?

Answer 1

I heard that in the 'beginning' there was equality between the sexes, but lack of water (ice age fading, 'eden' area around the equator where everyone lived, got drier) and other resources made men fight more and women stuck with the children. Men thougth that they should own what they defended, and women, could not fight back...