From "Comparative Gender Stratification" by Joan Huber
The piece by Huber speculates about the causal factors that produce levels of gender inequality across modes of subsistence such as herding, hunting and gathering, and horticultural societies that characterize premodern societies. Huber argues that within these modes of subsistence central actors include interacting between work, war, and childbearing.
-According to Huber, whom has the most power:
A) Workers relative to non-workers
B) Producers relative to non-producers
C) Female children relative to male children
D) None of the above.

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Huber argues that in premodern societies, producers, or those who contribute directly to the survival of the group, hold more power than non-producers. This includes roles such as hunters, herders, and horticulturists who provide food, tools, and other resources. This is in contrast to non-producers such as children, the elderly, and those who do not contribute to subsistence, who have lower status and less power.