“there are only two basic ways of structuring the relations between the female and male halves of humanity. All societies are patterned on either a dominator model - in which human hierarchies are ultimately backed up by force or the threat of force - or a partnership model, with variations in between.” WayHumansTwoHumanityForceHalfModelsFemaleRelationThreatMalesPartnershipHierarchyVariationFemales And Males Book:The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future Source: The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
“For most progressives, what happens in families is a matter of "just" women's issues and children's issues. So progressive movements have focused primarily on dismantling the top of the dominator pyramid (politics and economics) and left its foundations (domination in family, gender, and other intimate relations) in place.” ChildrenMatterHappensLeftIssuesMovementEconomicsRelationFoundationGenderFocusedIntimateProgressiveDominationPyramidsPolitics And EconomicsProgressive Movement Author:Riane Eisler
“We humans are wired for empathy by evolution, but when children grow up in dominator families they internalize this male over female template for relations early on. They then automatically apply it to other differences, whether based on race, religion, sexual orientation, and so forth.” HumansChildrenGrowsDifferencesRaceGrowing UpEvolutionEmpathyFemaleRelationMalesOrientation Author:Riane Eisler
“...gender relationships, which are tough for people to deal with, are key to whether a society orients to domination or partnership in all its relations.” PeopleWomenDealsSocietyKeysToughRelationGenderPartnershipWomens RightsDomination Author:Riane Eisler
