Posted by fschmidt on Sep 03, 2015; 7:18pm
URL: https://mikraite.arkian.net/Patriarchy-and-the-Benefits-of-Inequality-tp395p406.html

Thinking about law and government is impractical.  But applying these ideas to religion is practical.  The goal is to have a religion which supports the natural order of patriarchy without offending women.  So you can take anything that you write and try it out on women you know and see how they react.  If they are offended, then you have a problem.

I have seen how this is done practically in Orthodox synagogue.  The rabbis always say positive things about women and about their roles, and never make it sound like women have less of anything.  It works.  Women are very concerned about status and will oppose anything that threatens their status.  So handling this right is about implementing patriarchy is a diplomatic manner.