http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/a-cold-war-fought-by-women.html?_r=0

Some choice quotes:

“Sex is coveted by men,” she said. “Accordingly, women limit access as a way of maintaining advantage in the negotiation of this resource. Women who make sex too readily available compromise the power-holding position of the group, which is why many women are particularly intolerant of women who are, or seem to be, promiscuous.”

The old doubts about female competitiveness derived partly from an evolutionary analysis of the reproductive odds in ancient polygynous societies in which some men were left single because dominant males had multiple wives. So men had to compete to have a chance of reproducing, whereas virtually all women were assured of it.

But even in those societies, women were not passive trophies for victorious males. They had their own incentives to compete with one another for more desirable partners and more resources for their children. And now that most people live in monogamous societies, most women face the same odds as men. In fact, they face tougher odds in some places, like the many college campuses with more women than men.

From these quotes, it's clear that Dr. Hrdy is referring to market forces such as supply and demand- and although it's commonly dismissed by blue pillers that there is even a chance of a sexual marketplace, it seems this researcher tends to disagree and maintains a position that females are the selective gender, that females compete differently than men due to this core difference, and I think it can easily be extrapolated here that she believes men and women select (and get selected) based on different criteria because of this.

So, question time: Is there any truth to this? Is there something here the blue pill takes exception to? (aside from the tired trope "this isn't a valid source?")

If this does not describe intra-gender and inter-gender sexual dynamics, can you describe how you believe mates are selected, specifically in an environment when more than one mate is available as well as an environment where only one mate is available to multiple potential suitors?