Yonic
Genes are not a set of rules, they are a set of processes. These processes interact, conflict and co-operate within our bodies, interact with the genes of those around us through a variety of information pathways (e.g. language) and with society as a whole. They are altered by our experiences, and their expression depends upon the context in which they are placed. The human brain is by several magnitudes of order the most complex and sophisticated system we have ever known and our socially sensitive genes are much more recent and often more powerful than our most of our other genes.
To simply say that women have the babies and men slut-shame them because of the differences in genetic reproductive advantage is a huge over-simplification of human behaviour. It is also a hypothesis that (as far as I know) has no empirical support - evolutionary psychology is not a proper science. I would say it's an example of the appeal to nature dressed up in the clothes of science en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature - that is, male sexual violence is "normal" because it is "natural" and that non-violent males are somehow an exception to basic male behaviour, are "unnatural", and could revert to their "natural" state of violence at any moment. The same principle of "natural" racially determined behavioural traits was used to justify enslaving black people.
In fact, almost no aspect of our current human behaviour has been untouched by the last few tens of millenia. Our eating habits, our sexual habits, our family structures, our technology, our means of communicating, our means of getting around - all these are cultural creations which we have adapted to. I'd suggest that the act of inventing civilization was like an Extinction Event for humanity, leading to a sudden evolutionary surge that is possibly still ongoing. Many of our genes are very recent developments www.newscientist.com/article/dn8483-civilisation-has-left-its-mark-on-our-genes.html#.VXiZZvlViko . Our genes are intrinsically tied into our societies because they evolved in a complex social environment and so nature and nurture cannot be separated out. For us there is no such thing as biological human behaviour, all human behaviour has a social aspect.
So, cultural context. If this model of human behaviour is correct, male human sexual violence is not an example of men simply following their genetic destinies, but is an outcome of the way society conditions different genetic systems. Boys grow up looking for a model of how to behave towards women and many currently grow up thinking sexual violence is normal and the sexual objectification of women as something to aspire to. Sexual violence is not the result of a lack of socialization, but is a direct outcome of socialization. By this logic, the assertion (made by some feminists) that men are naturally sexually violent actually adds to the socialization of men as potential sex offenders. It instills in young minds the model of "normal" male sexual behaviour being that of violent behaviour.
Instead, we should take the approach that there is no natural state for either boys and girls. Gender-neutralizing early childhood experiences is not about overcoming genetic pre-programming, but is about preventing stereotypes being programmed into the genes in the first place. The possession of a penis is irrelevant to success in physics, and the possession of a womb is irrelevant to success in parenting. The possession of any particular set of genes is irrelevant when it comes to our basic human rights. To be a boy is to primarily be a person and so it is with being a girl. Anything that draws a significant distinction between men and women encourages gender stereotyping, and that includes attitudes towards rape and abortion. In other words, actively ignoring gender differences by not highlighting the gender aspects of a particular social issue actually does make it more likely sexism will disappear in a puff of smoke. Abortion is certainly a gender-neutral right in my mind and derives entirely from our human right to self-determination. Interestingly, Google gave me this. www.norc.org/pdfs/gss%20reports/trends%20in%20attitudes%20about%20abortion_final.pdf
While abortion is often characterized as a women’s rights issue, there is little difference between men and women in their attitudes toward abortions and men are actually slightly more supportive of legalization [...]
I'd certainly say that women make up the majority of the most vocal advocates of abortion, but I think the statistics suggest that abortion isn't really a women's rights issue.