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patriarchal

adjective as in one-sided

adjective as in paternalistic

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She also reflected back on her childhood years in a Catholic school run by nuns, where she saw the independence they had despite the church’s patriarchal nature.

The electorate that ushered Trump back into office trusts their fears and patriarchal order and takes conversational declarations that are the podcast personality’s specialty as gospel.

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“The root of it is still quite traditional and patriarchal in that these powerful women have to be sequestered from men and are essentially living in a convent,” Williams says.

Pudgy as a girl and not particularly popular with the boys, she refused to be judged by patriarchal standards even if she judged herself harshly for falling short.

What I learned about the industry is that it's deeply patriarchal.

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