This paper proposes the need for patriarch social construct. The construct has been historical and evolutionary. emphasized to see through scientific justifications of establishing patriarchy rather than populism trend rejecting it. discussed why is needed failure adopt such a harmful detrimental individual, family, society wider demography. used extensive sociological psychological research on...

Abstract While existing indices of gender equality measure the role women’s status and position, they inadequately contextualize broader construct patriarchy, a social system that underlies many inequitable practices. An index capturing patriarchy may afford increased understanding this system, serve to complement other indices. This paper involves development testing novel composite measure, I...