These stories subtly highlight how even within patriarchal structures, men, too, are shaped, sometimes twisted by the systems they benefit from.
The expansion of animosity and prejudice is rooted in toxic patriarchy.
In countless homes across this region and beyond, patriarchy does not always arrive with fists raised.
Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.
Review of ‘Renegotiating Patriarchy’ (LSE Press, 2024) by Naila Kabeer
Psychological violence in the workplace—rooted in patriarchy—undermines equity and well-being.
Women in indigenous, prehistoric, and precolonial societies, across all continents, were actually in positions of power and privilege
Stories of resilience and heroism against patriarchy
At the core of a patrilocal society lies the notion of women occupying a lower status than men.
What do such attacks say about women's status in Bangladesh?
The theocracy is crumbling in its seat
What greases the wheels on this vicious cycle?
Learning about gender rights, intersectionality and equality is an important part of education
Education authorities must abide by HC verdict on sexual harassment cells without any delay
Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.
The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.
Western political correctness (“wokeness”) has displaced class struggle, producing a liberal elite that claims to protect threatened racial and sexual minorities in order to divert attention from its members’ own economic and political power. At the same time, this lie allows alt-right populists to present themselves as defenders of “real” people against corporate and “deep state” elites, even though they, too, occupy positions at the commanding heights of economic and political power.
