Gynocentrism
What’s in a suffix? taking a closer look at the meaning of gyno–centrism
There appear to be some confused understandings of the word gynocentrism, so this piece will explore a little discussed part of the term: -centrism. This suffix makes a restrictive demand that women are most important interest we might hold. The Cambridge dictionary describes centrism the following way: The fact of having a particular type of …
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Female power, influence, and privileges: 1835
Written 43 years after Mary Wollstonecraft wrote ‘Vindication of the Rights of Woman,’ and a decade before the Seneca Falls Convention, this essay provides a very different perspective on the power, and status of women of the time.
Anti-Gynocentrism is the Only Anti-Feminism That Matters
Men’s Rights Advocates have often watched with bemusement as newcomers arrive declaring support for men, with a resume saying just one thing: “I’m an antifeminist,” as if that were all we needed to know. Because antifeminism and men’s rights activism is synonymous, right? That’s literally what they assume. With the resume tabled they quickly move …
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How to tame men
The idea that men require civilizing is long-lived. Peter Wright proposes a novel suggestion for how we might achieve that: by leaving men alone to be the caring and for the most part civil creatures they were from before society decided to impose its will on them.
C.S. Lewis: The Feudalisation of Love
C.S. Lewis claims medieval culture bequeathed us a brand new model for relationships that we still adhere to.
