Males treat females as contested resources rather than competitors

Evidence

The logic of sexual selection suggests that males do not view females as competitors, but rather as contested resources. This is true for both in-group and out-group females, as it is often the case that females from the out-group are incorporated into the victorious group after intergroup conflict (Thornhill & Palmer, 2000; Wrangham & Peterson, 1996). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1190

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Female professional competition unsettles male claims over the world; Women competing for male favor are inherently hostile to each other