一些性别史研究者称，在女人被认为与男人平等以前，男人们常常相互吐露衷肠，并向彼此征询意见，但却不会这样与女人交流，就算是他们的妻子也不行。

Before women were considered men's equals, some gender historians say, men routinely confided in and sought advice from one another in ways they did not do with women, even their wives.

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一些性别史研究者称，在女人被认为与男人平等以前，男人们常常相互吐露衷肠，并向彼此征询意见，但却不会这样与女人交流，就算是他们的妻子也不行。

Before women were considered men's equals, some gender historians say, men routinely confided in and sought advice from one another in ways they did not do with women, even their wives.

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