/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12125399
Most "matriarchal" societies like Amazonian tribes and IIRC a couple of Tibetan villages, are only a matriarchy in the sense that the Females lead religious and ceremonial roles akin to something like head of the tribe, their control is more based on respect for the elderly matron rather than actual force. Basically, "matriarchal" tribes are based on soft power, where familial ties and cultural norms encourage following a female leader but not actually forcing the males to do so. It's also worth noting that all such tribes are in extremely isolated circumstances, deep Mountain passes, deep in the Jungle, etc. If those tribes or groups came into contact with Male dominated tribes their "matriarchal" structure would fall apart pretty quickly as the strongest male(s) take control of the situation in order to save the tribe.

Tl;dr, "matriarchy" in human civilizations isn't true matriarchy (the females cannot actually force the males to comply), and they only continue their unusual social structure because they have no competitive pressure to do otherwise.

Pic related is obviously not a scientific study and probably exaggerates the situation, but it illustrates my point. Men are simply better built for survival and leadership and 9/10 they are dominant because of it. This isn't a sexist thing either, I don't think Women are inferior, but their biological role is conclusively DIFFERENT than the Male role and it is not hard wired for strong leadership.

>>11191266
>matriarchy