Hopefully it will look something like this,

But obviously LESS elegant

Socialists may cheer for the USSR, citing high FLFP

Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'

But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?

(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.

Crudely, there are two kinds of extreme patriarchies.

1) those who regard women as workhorses, whose welfare has zero value.

2) those who want to keep women in seclusion.

The USSR was (1).

Possible to do both, ofc.

The average Soviet woman had 3-7 abortions.

This wasn't 'female emancipation',

This was a result of men dominating power and the command economy,

Then effectively saying 'nah, why bother with women's health'?

It's such a good example of men's dominance of political power, their control of the command economy, and women's total inability to express, let alone organise for, their priorities.

Socialists may cheer for the USSR, citing high FLFP

Sociologists say 'women worked a double shift'

But perhaps the most visual example of patriarchy is near-absence of sanitary pads?

(Male) planners disregarded women's health, no patent existed till 1985, forcing use of rags.

“Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) came from a lower-class background. Her father was a servant.

This self-portrait is quite remarkable. Staring right at the viewer, this woman is making her own selfie, effectively saying:

"I'm here, I matter, I'm a painter"

Marie-Gabrielle Capet (shown above) then painted "The Workshop of Madame Vincent".

Adélaïde (Madame Vincent) is shown painting, and Marie-Gabrielle directly looks at the viewer, holding Adélaïde's palette.

In both, female creators insert themselves centre-stage.

So.. these gold Gupta coins depict Chandragupta I & his queen Kumaradevī (319–335 CE).

She's on-display, paraded around the empire..

Though the Guptas certainly strengthened Brahmins & casteist patriarchy, it does not appear that they idealised female seclusion & confinement.

Multiple coins have been found in this same style..

Why is it exciting?

My original piece: "Why are so many Latin American women beaten and murdered" www.ggd.world/p/why-are-so...

The Economist on Mexico becoming less deadly (for men and women alike): www.economist.com/the-americas...

Even when studies do examine ancient or medieval patriarchy,

many focus on aspects that were universal & crumbled with industrialisation (eg obedience/ menstruation taboos)

They omit the overwhelmingly important question:

Did they idealise seclusion?

Ever since the 1970s, feminist historians & anthropologists have sought to write women into the historical record, to highlight their agency & important contributions,

Though, in my view, this focus on the exceptional few often minimises massive patriarchal oppression …

Using a diff-in-diff method, we show COVID WFH motivated de-urbanization, creating a taste for 🦅 & reducing income elasticity to future low city rents. To demonstrate causation via 🦢 preferences, we compile a dataset of 🐦house expenditures & plot garden time via phone data -robust to controls for 🐿️