African Gender Relationships

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In nigeria, 94 % of parliamentarians are men. Lesse, the african word for blood, is gender neutral. It can be either male or female. If you look at sculptures, theire ar, female fertility is valorized and championd. The holl of wes africa is very patriarchal. How down afte thayes. So let me talk to you about the rube. The erube i find fascinating.

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.