Relating to or characterized by gynarchy; describing a society or system governed by women or with women holding primary power and authority.
From Greek 'gyne' (woman) and 'archia' (rule or government), plus the suffix '-ic,' literally meaning 'ruled by women.'
While truly gynarchic societies in history are rare, studying the idea helps us question our assumptions about power—it reveals how male-dominated government seemed 'natural' to many cultures, when it was actually just one possible arrangement.
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