patriarchal
adjective
pa·tri·ar·chal
ˌpā-trē-ˈär-kəl 
: of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy
a patriarchal culture
a patriarchal religion
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Alexandra’s creative focus are stories that center women in their infinite complexities while examining how women hold power in a patriarchal world.
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Valerie Complex, Deadline, 11 July 2024
That’s something that’s always struck me about the nature of this particular story, the backbone of it being these women being thrust into the midst of a patriarchal system that is in disarray.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
Giving Benedict his own male version of Cinderella would not only be an interesting way to flip what is perhaps the most patriarchal, heteronormative fairy tale in romancelandia.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 June 2024
Along with her sister-in-law Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first woman in the US to earn a medical degree, Stone challenged the complications of patriarchal law in the courts.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2024
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Valerie Complex, Deadline, 11 July 2024
That’s something that’s always struck me about the nature of this particular story, the backbone of it being these women being thrust into the midst of a patriarchal system that is in disarray.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
Giving Benedict his own male version of Cinderella would not only be an interesting way to flip what is perhaps the most patriarchal, heteronormative fairy tale in romancelandia.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 June 2024
Along with her sister-in-law Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first woman in the US to earn a medical degree, Stone challenged the complications of patriarchal law in the courts.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2024
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“Patriarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patriarchal. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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