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Why Do Men Rule the World? with Dr. Alice Evans

Factually! with Adam Conover

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The Rise of Wealth in Equality

In the very early years then we had women's tribes. Women were in the citadels of learning. Even taverns were registered in women's names as business owners. But over hundreds and thousands of years er, what is now irac of southern mesopotamia became much more stratified by wealth. With the rise of wealth in equality, we also see this very strong patriarchal culture. And that was reinforced through religion. Zoroastrianism, a third of sins in zoroastrianism concerned female sexuality. So for that reason, these societies are caught in what i call the patrilennial traps. Long as female employment is low, then everyone continues to think that it's

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