The answer is pretty simple. They've evolved to depend on men to take care of violent, scary situations- so when one presents itself to a woman, she shrieks.
The sound of a woman screaming hits the male brain in a strange way. It provokes action out of men. Men will come running to the sound of a woman or child in distress. It's the only way a woman can help to mitigate a situation by summoning men to deal with it.
You can see a modified version of this behavior with female police officers. When female police officers are failing at subduing a suspect, they're constantly on the radio calling for a man to come and deal with the suspect. Even training can't push this instinct to call for male assistance out of them.
The answer is pretty simple. They've evolved to depend on men to take care of violent, scary situations- so when one presents itself to a woman, she shrieks.
The sound of a woman screaming hits the male brain in a strange way. It provokes action out of men. Men will come running to the sound of a woman or child in distress. It's the only way a woman can help to mitigate a situation by summoning men to deal with it.
You can see a modified version of this behavior with female police officers. When female police officers are failing at subduing a suspect, they're constantly on the radio calling for a *man* to come and deal with the suspect. Even training can't push this instinct to call for male assistance out of them.
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