But women have raised kids throughout history, and done that quite well.
You've missed the point.
Yes, women have successfully raised children throughout history, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were "better at it" than men. It might simply mean that women defaulted to domestic labor because they were not as suited for the more dangerous and difficult taaks of hunting, building, fighting, etc.
Here's a modern corollary: in tech industries, women are massively overrepresented in HR and community management. Is this because women are better in these departments? Or is it because tech companies are staring down the barrel of socially and legally enforced gender quotas, and the aforementioned positions are the only places you can stash large numbers of female employees? Are women better at every indoor job with air conditioning and a zero percent chance of death?
You've missed the point.
Yes, women have successfully raised children throughout history, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were "better at it" than men. It might simply mean that women defaulted to domestic labor because they were not as suited for the more dangerous and difficult taaks of hunting, building, fighting, etc.
Here's a modern corollary: in tech industries, women are massively overrepresented in HR and community management. Is this because women are better in these departments? Or is it because tech companies are staring down the barrel of socially and legally enforced gender quotas, and the aforementioned positions are the only places you can stash large numbers of female employees? Are women better at every indoor job with air conditioning and a zero percent chance of death?