[Androcentric attitude in anthropology: examples from research of the evolution of man]

While feminist anthropology already gained a certain tradition in the USA, there are almost no corresponding approaches in the German-speaking sphere. Comparing male viewpoints, which still prevail in science, with female perspectives reveals that a male bias frequently caused misinterpretation, especially in the field of human evolution. Using the topics hunter/gatherer, concealment of ovulation, and mating systems as examples, male and female perspectives are compared. These examples reveal the existence of differences between male and female points of view, and they show how female perspectives complement scientific findings and improve the precision of descriptions. Therefore interpretations from a female point of view should increasingly be considered, in order to gain further insights and improve the formation of hypotheses in the field of human evolution and behavior.