Europe, a Hundred Years Ago, Was Governed by Men

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The biggest impediment to a woman's economical economy was not necessarily from withon within her own family, but from male competitors they didn't want. So guilds monopolized lucrative ventures, and they locked women out. But the important point is that europe didn't really bust ot so europe, but europe busted out of patrilonyi became adopted, nuclear families, right? But it was still governed by men. 95 pe, when the enlightenment hit, about 95 % of clubs and associations were men. Men ruled the roost, riin government, ind religion, et cetera.

Around the world and for most of history, human societies have been dominated by men. Why? Professor and author of the forthcoming “The Great Gender Divergence”, Dr. Alice Evans, joins Adam to explain how male governance springs from systems of inheritance, why matrilineal systems tend to convert to patrilineal ones, and why we’re seeing progress on gender equality around the world. You can follow Alice's work on Twitter at @_alice_evans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.