Matrilanial Societies Are Less Structural

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Why is it that matrilennial systems are more unstable? Because that must be based on some root difference between men and women. You know, if you're going to see the same phenomenon happen across the world, the same fly wheel effect,. Starting from different starting conditions, different social infra structure in zambia. Matrilanial societies tend to be less stratified.

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.