anusha's blog Our patriarchal society. Boys become men, and men become stubborn. They insist on carrying all the burdens by t hemselves when they can easily share them with their women and daughters. We are all victims of this patriarchal society. Patriarchy’s defining elements are that it is male dominated, male identified, and male centered. A patriarchal society is concerned with: Social life and how it is supposed to be What is expected of people Standards of feminine beauty that is expected Masculine toughness that is expected Images of feminine vulnerability and masculine protectiveness Defining men and women as opposites Valuing masculinity and devaluing femininity The system we’re fighting is intrinsically flawed, fighting the patriarchy is not just hating men it’s working to rid society of harmful norms that negatively affect all genders. Even enlightened people sometimes come with the most surprising answers if you a...