"Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, or an Us" (WL 28-37)

I've never come across the word "patriarchy" before so I found this article in Women's Lives quite interesting. The terms male, control, and power seemed to be repeated throughout the whole article, which I found interesting. Patriarchy seems to be an institution that sets expectations for everyone -- male and female. Men are the ones who were created in the image of God and dominate culture while women are not as superior and stay home to do the housework. We don't have to follow these expectations, but we do anyway. I never knew it before, but we live in a patriarchal culture that creates inequalities between men and women. The standards placed upon us has put us all in thought a thought process that keeps us in the box. Now that I've learned about patriarchy, I can, like the article says, decide if I want to participate in it or not. I sometimes wonder why some people choose to participate. I guess they may be scared into it because patriarchy has been the way things are for so long, but I think change could be good for everyone. I guess we never know until we try.