Just read this article:
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/11/prehistoric-female-hunter-discovery-upends-gender-role-assumptions/
In short, there's evidence that females hunted, and this evidence has been overlooked due to sexist assumptions. So far, so good.
And then it goes on:
Importantly, the team cannot know the individual’s gender identity, but rather only biological sex (which like gender doesn’t always exist on a binary). In other words, they can’t say whether the individual lived their life 9,000 years ago in a way that would identify them within their society as a woman.
How the hell can they look at this and say, ah, we mistakenly made assumptions about gender roles through the lens of more recent societies... And then go on to make assumptions based on current ideas? Why has this idea of gender taken such a hold that glaring evidence it's societal not innate is ignored in this way? Just wtf?!
Not a very eloquent response, I admit, it's been a long day... But thought I'd share the article here.