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Is it really a patriarchal world, still?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) January 30th, 2009

And if it is, for how much longer will that be true?

Most of the images of God in Christianity and Islam and many other religions are of a male. Other religions may have more of a female presence (Hinduism, Paganism and others). There’s the glass ceiling. There’s the wage differential. And yet….

In the US, anyway, a growing majority of women populate college classrooms. Women do better in school, in general. Women are surging to fill the slots in some formerly male jobs (doctors). It can be argued that women, on average, are smarter (despite most of the smartest people (as measured by IQ) being men).

I’m sure there’s lots more, but you can bring that up in your opinions.

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