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patriarchy

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Social system of masculine domination over women.

Sources

Pilcher, J., and Whelehan, I. (2004). Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies. London, Thousand Oaks.

Relations

Related term:
the ‘Other gender’
Broader term:
gender system
Narrower term:
democratic deficit, gender division of labour, gender system
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1316?lang=en
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Gender norms

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.