I decided to write a summary over the excerpt, unraveling our patriarchal legacy from Allan G. Johnson’s 1997 book, The Gender Knot. Johnson makes his main argument about what society’s ideas of a women's role are and how women are depicted and defined. Men being the dominant gendered believed they were entitled to more privileges than women and often viewed women as inferior to them. Johnson writes about gender equality, the patriarchal system and how we as a society can unravel the oppressive inequality knot.
The article explains the patriarchal system which is defined as a society organized and run by men. The author goes on to explain how it affects women and men differently. Even though men were the dominant gender they still experienced
The article explains the patriarchal system which is defined as a society organized and run by men. The author goes on to explain how it affects women and men differently. Even though men were the dominant gender they still experienced