Feminist Activists Are Enabling Massive Gains

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Tiran system relied on small and medium enterprises. As these thrived, feminise activism could push to overturn patrilenial system. So in south garea and intian they pushed to overturn laws about male household headship. Senior male politicians a were held accountable, sent to prison because women were mobilizing. That's the big lesson from estagian. It's about growth. And feminist activism was part of it.

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.