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In this episode, Morris takes a look at who put the honey in honeymoons. He goes around the world looking at modern vestiges of ancient male dominance over females, such as wedding rings and the annual wife-carrying contest in the otherwise very civilized country of Finland. In fact, the wife-carrying contest dates back to ancient celebrations of capturing women from other villages. Also included is a chronicle of the rise of the feminist movement in the 20th century, which began with a drive to get women the right to vote a century ago. ** Do you know what side of the Battle of the Sexes you're on? You might be stunned by this eye-opening look at the recent struggle for equality between the sexes. Originally, there was a primitive balance between the sexes, but when people left the village for the city, the natural balance disappeared. Find out the origin of honeymoons and other tools of male dominance like wedding rings and female circumcision. Travel to Finland for the annual wife-carrying contest celebrating the capture of women from other villages. Follow the rise of feminism, from turn-of-the-centu ry suffragettes to the National Organization for Women. Visit the front lines of the gender wars with female stock traders and female firefighters who parachute into blazing California forests. Pay attention: what you learn here may just help you survive "The Gender Wars".