Women and Hierarchy

“In the hierarchical and biblical view, the relationship of women to men is first familial, and then as a consequence, a larger (and very complex) cultural and societal relationship between the sexes emerges. This means that wives are to submit to, and provide help to, their own husbands (and no one else). As a result of this submission in countless families, a larger patriarchal society will in fact emerge. However, this patriarchal society will necessarily contain a number of women who are far more intelligent, educated, and “stronger” than numerous individual men. No society is truly patriarchal unless it contains a significant number of noble women, “stronger” in many ways than a number of the men” (Federal Husband, p. 63).