[GeronL]

It should be obvious that women are not going to have more children then men, which is all this study actually shows

huh?

[SunkenCiv]

The number of children a woman can have is fewer than the number a man can have. So, even with the theoretical number being the same (2 to the 23rd power), the best that could be expected is a tie. Given past lifestyles (most primates are basically living a harem lifestyle, with rogue males living out and about and not mating), the number of men with living descendants will be smaller, but the number of people obviously remains the same.