The Formidable Demon of Patriarchy
The Formidable Demon of Patriarchy: Earlier this year I was drawn into an argument with a senior man in the family over an issue about inheritance. At the root of the argument was the refusal of this man to recognize that women have equal rights in inheritance. Compounding this was the arrogance of his tone when speaking to women and about women. His stance and behavior was not new. The family had witnessed it for decades. The immediate issue about dividing the inheritance amongst his siblings and their heirs had simply escalated his prejudicial behavior to a new level. Until now I had mentally disapproved this but stayed away from getting personally involved. I had felt strongly that those who he directly behaves badly with ought to stand up to his arrogance and bullying and tell him openly what is unacceptable. Instead they simply continued to tolerate and ignore it every single time. There was not a single person out of his four sisters and their total of nine children, ...
