Men is not a subtle movie. With a jaw-dropping climax, the new horror film from Alex Garland delivers its anti-patriarchy message with all the force of a sledgehammer through a garden wall. The story ...

I was surprised to find out that a matriarchy is not actually the opposite of a patriarchy. Of course, it’s not surprising that I would’ve thought that. I have a hunch that most of us do. In our still ...

READER QUESTION: Many people assume the patriarchy has always been there, but surely this isn’t the case? How did it really originate? Matt, 48, London. The patriarchy, having been somewhat in retreat ...

Translation of L'unité culturelle de l'Afrique noire. Earlier ed. published under title: The cultural unity of Negro Africa. Reprint of English translation ed. originally published in 1963 with a new ...

The past week has underscored one more way in which the lives of the super-rich are diverging from the lives of everyone else: The middle class is becoming a matriarchy, while the plutocracy remains ...