patriarchy

A society where

- men have a disproportionate share of political, economic, and social power;

- men control all systems of representation (religion, "media," literature, etc.) and use them to depict the world from their point of view and marginalize women;

- there are widely shared cultural beliefs that men are more socially valued and more competent than women at most things (e.g., Michael Conway et al., 1996; David Wagner and Joseph Berger, 1997; John Williams and Deborah Best, 1990; and Susan Fiske et al., 2002);

- women are the primary targets of gender violence and men are the primary perpetrators of gender violence;

etc.

All societies are, and always have been, patriarchies.

Those who are uneducated, miseducated, or "masculinists" = "advocates of male superiority or dominance" (Merriam Webster Dictionary Online) should at least TRY to comprehend this simple truth about the great evil aka patriarchy.

by The Happy Humanist November 22, 2010

patriarchy

Men attempting male domination.

The patriarchy can be blamed for police brutality.

by Liberated May 31, 2015

Patriarchy Hire

A unqualified white and/or male who was nevertheless hired but are blindly confident about his “skills” and has the audacity to refer other POC employees as “diversity hire”.

Brad: Well it is so unfair that she got the promotion. She is Asian and she is a woman, she can be their diversity hire. This political correctness is insane.
You: Yeah? You are obnoxious and your work suck, you are only here because you are a patriarchy hire!

A: He doesn’t even know how to read the balance sheet! How did he got the job??
B: Well they say he has good communication skills. But we all know it’s because he is a white man so clients pay more attention when he talks. He is one of those patriarchy hires.

by Klaraantiracism March 21, 2021

Patriarchy

System of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
characterised by current and historic unequal power relations between women and men whereby women are systematically disadvantaged and oppressed.

"...We have to constantly critique imperialist white supremacist patriarchy culture because it is normalized by mass media and rendered unproblematic...." Bell Hooks

by Sadrabbit November 6, 2017

Patriarchy

It’s a game of tennis between powerful men where they use women instead of tennis balls

“In the game of Patriarchy, women aren’t the opposing team, they’re the ball.”
- Anita Sarkeesian

by Cryo311 March 31, 2023

patriarchy pay day

When a man pays for a women as a means of financial compensation for the women having to live in a patriarchal and oppressive society.

Thank god it was patriarchy pay day on my date with josh last night, he brought me dinner which is great because I had to spend $700 on a new IUD last week.

by Clem dupe June 1, 2023

Patriarchy

Where men and horses run everything

"I'll take a high-level, high-paying job with influence, please."
"Okay you'll need at least and MBA. And a lot of our people have PhD's."
"Isn't being a man enough?"
"Actually right now it's kind of the opposite."
"You guys are clearly not doing patriarchy very well."

by keirafitzsimmons0008 November 3, 2023