The Real Fix to the Sex Strength Gap
Compensatory bionics will make men and women physical equals, at long last.
“I don’t care about chromosomes, I’m not smart enough” -Ceros TV
This is going to be on the weirder side, more on the transhumansist side. That said, we’re already doing a lot of this for paralympic athletes.
An unfortunate biological reality is that depending on the chromosomes you generate with, you will find it either easier or harder to accrue muscle mass, get a desired bone density, and achieve a certain height. These physical disadvantages can be somewhat negated with chemical, sonic, or physical defensive weaponry but the fact remains that one sex is born inexplicably weaker than the other.
What is the prescription here? If women’s sports lag behind men’s sports by 15 percent or so, I would have them equipping Megaloboxing-style exoskeletons which would completely level that playing-field. Men, women, and intersex folks would compete in one, standardized Olympics, with AFAB athletes able to opt into temporary Megaloboxing gear (giving them a massive strength buff). It’s also extremely hype viewing experience.
PS: If we see Megaloboxing as a specialized sport in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics I’m going be giggling and kicking my feet in the air on my bed. It would be the coolest thing ever.
