On AlterNet: patriarchy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "patriarchy"

Westerners Who Condemn So-Called "Honor Killings" Must Confront Gender Violence Within Their Own Culture

Anna Momigliano, The Nation. February 4, 2010.

To consider honor killings in Muslim communities a crime unto itself overlooks the patriarchal roots of much of the intimate partner violence against women in the Western world.

Christian Bootcamp Seeks to Arm Home-Schooled Youths for "Spiritual Warfare"

Eleanor Bader, RH Reality Check AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 16, 2009.

"Life is not a playground," says Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas in The Kingdom Leadership Institute Manual. "It is a war zone."

Should a Woman Change Her Name When She Marries? 70 Percent of Americans Think So

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. October 26, 2009.

Another 50 percent believe it should be required by law.

Christian Fundamentalist Group Preaches Patriarchy and Women's Fertility as Weapons for Spiritual Warfare

Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash. March 30, 2009.

Author Kathryn Joyce explains the bizarre Quiverfull movement dedicated to exploding the birthrate of ultra-conservative Christians.

Women's 'Liberation' Through Submission: An Evangelical Anti-Feminism Is Born

Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. January 22, 2009.

A disturbing number of Christian women are throwing their support behind the "patriarchy movement."

Does Time Magazine Believe Women's Bodies Should be Owned by Men?

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 22, 2008.

Time helps push retrograde patriarchal agenda with article about "purity balls."

Rigidly Male-Dominated Societies Are Violent; The U.S. Is No Different

Riane Eisler, The Wip. July 11, 2008.

Until people (including progressives) stop thinking of "women's issues" secondary, the U.S. will continue on its path of poverty and war.

The Seeds of the Culture War Sprout Here

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: Media and Technology. May 5, 2008.

A new television show takes on the patriarchy.

Saudi Women: "If you are dependent on another person, you've got nothing."

Daniel Howden, Rachel Shields, Independent UK. April 21, 2008.

In Saudi Arabia, women literally belong to men. A new report describes the demoralizing reality of this gender apartheid system.

What the Humble Fruit Fly Can Teach Us About Sex

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. April 17, 2008.

Research that traces bisexuality in fruit flies to a genetic variation challenges assumptions about sexual attraction.

Is Wearing Makeup a Feminist Act?

Kate Ward, Sirens Magazine. January 26, 2008.

Forget thinking beauty products are one more form of patriarchy. Your next trip to Sephora might as well be a bra-burning.