Men of 10,000 years ago wanted power over women. It was a dick move. Meg Conkey argues that men felt insecure because they couldn't create life like women. This led to a desire to control women's bodies. Mel Conner believes men built the gender hierarchy simply because they could. It was about power. Scholars say patriarchy spread as agricultural societies became colonial powers.
Launching our Season 3 series, co-hosts John Biewen and Celeste Headlee look at the problems of male supremacy. And we visit Deep Time to explore the latest scholarship on how, when, and why men invented patriarchy.
Featuring Meg Conkey of UC-Berkeley, Mel Konner of Emory University, and Lisa Wade of Occidental College.
Music by Alex Weston, and by Evgueni and Sacha Galperine. Music and Production help from Joe Augustine at Narrative Music.