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The level of female participation in parliament varies between regions, ranging from percentages as high as 42 in Nordic countries to as low as 11.4 in Arabic states. [ 1 ] Riane Eisler, in her book The Chalice and the Blade , contrasts androcratic male-dominated society with gylany , i.e., partnership society based on gender equality.
Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society. [1] [2] [3]
The long-standing and unquestioned nature of such patriarchal systems, reinforced over generations, tends to make privilege invisible to holders; it can lead males who benefit from such privilege to ascribe their special status to their own individual merits and achievements, rather than to unearned advantages.
Deeply entrenched patriarchal values that relegate women to a lower status in society expect women to act like Phool and often look down upon those that have agency like Jaya.
United States: Matrilineal Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico: North America: United States: Matrilineal Paul Kirchhoff [21] 1954 Keres people: North America: United States: Matrilineal Paul Kirchhoff [21] 1954 Wayuu: South America: Colombia, Venezuela: Matrilocal Matrilineal Nina S. de Friedemann [22] 1982 Zuni: North America: United States: Matrilineal ...
Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
A Diego Rivera mural titled “The Allegory of California” hides in a private staircase inside the City Club of San Francisco. It depicts a woman often referred to as the Spirit of California ...
A dominant conceptual framework that Potteiger and Haymes often promote on their podcast is that of “sphere sovereignty,” or a blueprint for Christian patriarchal authority throughout society.