And why? There is no evidence of a truly matriarchal civilization. Can't you see the total insanity of governments spending trillions of dollars inventing and manufacturing weapons in which to kill people? As I have said before over 99% of the violence in our world is done by men. The present patriarchal system doesn't do that. Has it even occurred to you that stating men are violent by nature is laying the groundwork for justifying preventive incarceration? matriarchy: [noun] a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch. Firstly, yes, things could be a lot worse and secondly you only count the bad things and ignore the good things which means youre biased. It's been speculated that the elites imposed the matriarchal system on the serf class to weaken their social organization and more easily subjugate them. Do people do nothing once the truth comes out? See my response above. It believes in maintaining balance among the sexes as highlighted in feminism. As for maternal instinct it differs somewhat in every species so does infanticide in which we humans are not exempt from. Slight movement can ruin the image, requiring retesting. It has expressed in other primates. Until then, have a nice life.". Also mentally it makes the average man far more aggressive than the average woman. Now, if women are responsible for this as well, then I call upon all those people who claim that men and women are the same and both are just as bad, to give us some examples of female inventors of deadly weaponry and weapons of mass destruction. As mentioned, this system is the descendant of female governance. That is, "I want lots of stuff for my own kids! WW2 was all about patriarchal, (male dominated) governments fighting each other. 121. William Bond (author) from England on June 27, 2012: So is your position that it is sexism to say, "men do a really terrible job in ruling our world". Advantages of Glass: Glass can withstand high temperature, making it suitable for every construction, making it a very useful material in a fire. The female holds privilege, power, authority, and control of wealth. Monarchies can require minors to serve as their country's head of state. Now, I can understand the fear Feminist have, that if we undermine the dogma that men and women are same, and say that women are driven by a powerful maternal instinct and men driven by a powerful competitive instinct. This is because most of the wealth and important jobs are in the hands of men. William Bond (author) from England on July 03, 2012: Hi Lucy, yes, clearly I must be dogmatic, because I don't share your beliefs. You cannot know exactly how much of us is determined through biology. Tesla lived and died a pauper. List of the Disadvantages of a Monarchy 1. All the matriarchal societies of the Neolithic age was destroyed by violent conquest. This is why in any dispute, a matriarchal government is far, far more likely to talk it through than any patriarchal government. Put women in power in a matriarchal government and they will want to nurture the people they rule. I'd say "god help us all" but what's the point? There would be a place for every good human being on the face of this earth, with no one left behind. To say that men and women are more different than similar just couldn't be more false anyway. The reason for this is that women give birth to children and men don't. This is not a easy thing to do. Men in power have been involved in these wars. Monopoly companies enjoy a supernormal profit. A patriarchal society may be capable of doing this for men, but it leaves out a large majority of the population that are more than capable of that very same thing. Yes, I agree invention can be difficult for men, but it is even far harder for women. ". And though these are considered mythological cities there is like Troy a possiblilty they existed once, as there is an equal possiblity that modern day humans may be far older than science claims we are, studies such as forbidden science and archeology are of high interest, due to the fact that they indicate that science has not only been transformed into an instituionalized orthodoxy of cherished theoretical beliefs, but it also indicates that it refuses to embrace alternative possiblities and the fact that their theories about the world, the universe, and humankind could indeed be very wrong. At the present moment with the mishandling of the world's financial system, with rising population, global warming and more and more wars people are getting fed up with our present system. A society where the female member leads a family is called matriarchy, and the female head of the family is called the matriarch. Even if a political matriarchy was achievable in a democracy (which I don't think it is), it would depend on the entire rest of the world being peaceful to survive. Nice toys may make your day better. The point is that as history shows us, we don't want ruthless, aggressive, violent and competitive people rule our world. It is very true what you say about the differences in the sexes - how males are naturally more aggressive - im not saying all males but in general males are. This is why they should be ruling it. There's nothing basic about the problems in warfare and poverty. There is a interesting web-site on female inventors. Pretty much all the evidence I've seen points to the fact that women are just as competitive and violent as men--they just use proxies to enact that competition and violence in some spheres of life. Yes, it is very hard to push forward new ideas and inventions but men have a better chance at doing this than women, in a patriarchal society. War is only possible, because men can be trained to kill. Not that biology doesn't have influence it does however, humanity is not restricted by biology in the same way animals are, we have the gift of awareness and intellect, to make a damn choice to allow ourselves to be defined by our so called accomplishments. Men can be trained to become killers and this is what patrairchal goverments do to men. It does not intend to lead a social change. I think it is down to people not thinking and knowing about it, I certainly had never really thought about this until i came across one of your hubs - which I am really grateful that I did as it has really opened my eyes alot! Here are some of the disadvantages of insurance: 1. I think what needs to be done is more infromation such as the articles you have written to be more widley avaliable and for more people to be able to read and be educated about this to get more people thinking about it. We can only change this for the better by allowing women to rule our world. Of course men and women are different but any two people are different. I never said "patriarchal politicans only pretend to be caring people". In other words, in male competition, there is no equality, and this has been the case in every society ruled by men. Hate yourself all you want but do not project your own feelings of inadequacy onto other men. Mr Wabond, excuse my bluntness but I think what Lucy is trying to get at is that you seem to think it is somehow "natural" that women behave in a hegemonically "feminine" way, just as many gender conservatives assume it is "natural" that men behave in a hegemonically "masculine" (patriarchal) gender role. Well just look at those women who have ruled countries and how often they did or didn't go to war. On the other hand, patriarchy is a strong advocate of materialism. Who was it that invented everything, from the block and tackle to the birth control pill? This was a extreme case of blatant sexism against female scientists. What made the Spartans unique was that unlike the Greeks they treated their women with more respect, and raised their women to be strong, and own land, and have the freedom that Athenian women lacked in those times! In the past, the demand for computation was far greater than the technology capabilities at that time. I know men are good at blaming it on the Devil or other men and some even have the cheek to blame women. Then the answer is simple, allow women to rule our world instead. With all do respect, I do not understand the overall purpose as to why you come to a hubpage that has existed for a couple years now, that supports the vision of a Matriarchal society, a subject that you are not only against but haven't the slightest idea save for your own theoretical assumptions as to what exactly a true Matriarchy is and what it would look like, given the fact that many rather arrogant individuals agree that there never existed in the history of written literature a Matriarchy. Then I'm happy to change my position. This goes against the principles laid down by the religious beliefs and practices. Key disadvantages include the high costs of ERP software, its complexity, slow implementation, and data migration. Any of these 'males' with fandom fantasies are simply 'beta', weak men who are not attractive and will not pass on their genes. And when she shared in the spoils he'd taken, it had nothing to do with her. As for harnessing the potential productivity and protectiveness in men, how about harnessing that within everyone whether they are heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or asexual, woman or man? There is also violence by proxy. To be fair, this is the situation in our world today, and has always been the case throughout recorded history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNnIGh9g6fA. If women are advocates of capitalism then they are not very good at it. You talked earlier about maternal instinct. advantages and disadvantages but may improve a group of animals. And there have been women inventors within the last century that have contributed to society and have made a difference. As for acid attacks, the majority of assaults were carried out on women. The BBC also made some science shows about Jocelyn Bell and how she was denied a Nobel prize. This is why women would be far more sensible and sane rulers of our world, than what men would be. The company can invest this profit to fund high capital research projects to bring more innovative products to the market. You seem to see them as a monolithic object/victim class. This benefit allows each partner to tackle tasks based on their areas of specialty. The best mothers are known to be Elephants, Alligators, Orangutans, Greater Hornbills, Octopuses, Earwigs, Bears, Polar Bears, Lionesses, and Wolf Spiders. Women cannot compete against men when they use violence. If not, here's another suggestion. We have to be clear about this. Yes, men may not want violence but they are aggressive and competitive with each other and this gets completely out of hand, where we do end up with violence. I'm just asking because I have other things to do than to repeat myself and it would be nice if you told me now so I don't waste my time. Moreover, most men who seek to invent or innovate are not "given" the tools, money, education and encouragement to do this. As for saying I don't like men. I was brought up in the during the cold war when the USSR and USA had enough nuclear weopons deployed on each other that would have wiped out civilization. This may be all right for animals to behave like this but can be a disaster when human males have the same instincts. No government of any developed country wants to see children in poverty - male or female. But being a successful military commander doesn't equip you to be a very good ruler of people. You're not even trying to hide it. This is why both men and women would be better of living in a matriarchal society. It's just preaching. Men have a competitive instinct and women have a maternal instinct and these instincts make a big difference in the way men and women behave. The accomplishments of men are not the result of men being better. Men who are violent beasts, constitute a tiny minority of the male population. People have used this to justify all kinds of genocide incidentally. Polyandry is a form of marriage in which one woman marries more than one man at a given time. There have been female inventors throughout history, there have also been a few female geniuses as well, and that to me is a lot better than there being absolutely no women that have done those things, those few women have shown the world that women have the potential to create and invent the extrodinary, to build the structures and foundations of an entirely new society, to achieve human excellence in its purest form. If I penalize you by putting you in prison for lying in court, it will further harm the children. The whole written history of the human race has been a story of conflict, warfare, genocide, slavery, injustice and poverty, and we dont find much difference today in our TV news. Also, there's absolutely no reason to believe women start any less wars than men if they have most of the political power. You seem to see them as a monolithic object/victim class. Do you honestly think that telling the men who rule our world that they are being sexist is going to change anything? Go back to school. William Bond (author) from England on August 17, 2011: I am shocked and amazed at what you say. This is not popular type and is uncivilized in many societies of the world. But this means that females are the cause for male competitiveness and that this is their biologically determined role. Disadvantages Of An MRI Scan. "As for hating their own sex, men already do this. You're just using this to justify an idealized image you have of women. Get over it and move on. To obtain clear images, patient must remain still. ". Better reaction to plug interest. I mean, don't you have better things to do with your life in first place or are you completely out of work? There has been found evidence that contridict all of these firmly held beliefs, that women of those times not only brought forth children but also hunted both small and big game, and were also gatherers and inventors, that sculpted figurines and did cave paintings. This can make some people feel claustrophobic. They are isolated, poor, lack electricity or running water. In the whole history of warfare only a small handful of women have joined in this insanity. The animals reproduce by mating and reproducing a new generation. Hence it is matrilineal in descent. And I said before, women haven't had to fight because they had men to do the fighting for them. The advantages of patriarchy are that it assigns leadership. Women need to stop seeing men through rose tinted glasses and see them as they really are. Actually women have an easier time because of quota initiatives. And in many cases seem to make the situation worse, as conflict between different religions and religious sects has caused many wars. It is not the so called Western stereoypical and most feared, female supremecist society that many bullshit about; I mean, we don't even know what a true female supremacist society in all its full potential would be like given our so called biological differences. The idea of an all female government is ridiculous. Steve Andrews from Lisbon, Portugal on July 05, 2012: Lucy, who is it that invents and builds and uses weapons of mass destruction? Where is your peer reviewed research that tells you this? Chemistry, physics, technology, math and engineering are not organic or human systems. As for the reason why there is no matriarchies in recorded history the reasons is warfare. Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. For instance many men have attempted to create equal societies with socialism and communism but totally failed because their competitive instincts got in the way of this. Muslems hate Jewish and Christian men, Christian and Jewish men hate Muslems. Not taking a man's life? The same thing thats wrong with making it easier for blue-eyed people to get into power. Which lets men off the hook. Besides, women already do the biggest part in shaping men. Hi girlwriteswhat, Where have I ever said that I think women are perfect!? But if men have exclude women from any position of power for thousands of years, what makes you think men are suddenly going to change? You also completely ignore what competition is: the result of people wanting or needing something of which there isn't enough for everyone. Patriarchy vs matriarchy, we will discuss their pros and cons. No patriarchy or matriarchy will fix that. Males of all species know that individuals can be controlled by violence. 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