LESSON ONE: PATRIARCHY
LESSON ONE: PATRIARCHY
Patriarchy - Social system in which men hold primary power, authority, and dominance over political, economic, social, and cultural institutions, while women are subordinate.
What Men Control:
What Men Control:
One. Women's Productive (Labor) Power - Women's work inside and outside the home, determining their access to jobs, wages, and economic independence.
Two. Women's Reproduction - Decides when, how, and if women bear children, as well as restricting access to reproductive health care and family planning.
Three. Women's Sexuality - Regulating women's sexual autonomy, choice of partners, and bodily integrity through societal norms or strict legal rules.
Four. Women's Mobility - Restricting women's freedom of movement, travel, public presence, and social interactions.
Five. Property and Other Economic Resources - Limiting or denying women's rights to own, inherit, or manage land, financial assets, credit, and property.
In Summary, Patriarchal Controls - Deprive women of bodily autonomy, economic independence, equal legal rights, and personal freedom, keeping them dependent on men.