In today’s world, most societies are governed by patriarchal systems—where men hold the majority of power in leadership, ...

Does matriarchy exist? Peggy Reeves Sanday says yes. For two decades, Ms. Sanday, a professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been studying gender in West Sumatra, Indonesia. In ...

Why are modern men such layabouts? It’s simple. When the family declines, men decline. A couple of years ago Rod Dreher wrote a column about this phenomenon. You can read it here. Quoting various ...

In a shocking turn of events, a binary societal structure based on the stereotypical attributes of one gender isn’t working out for everyone. Patriarchy, i.e. the current power structure that most of ...

This structure is built on female philopatry, meaning females remain in their birth group for life while males disperse at ...

When multimedia artist Venaya Yazzie lost her grandmother to heart failure just about a year ago, her world was shattered. “She really just was my support system, and so when I lost her, I felt really ...

The Mosuo villages in the Chinese Himalayas are trying to hold on to their ancient, complex social structures that value female power and decision-making. Life around Lugu Lake—high up in the ...

Despite her history of progressive activism, including campaigning for Bernie Sanders and getting arrested for protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, Shailene Woodley didn't previously identify as a ...