Why Does Patriarchy Persist?

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Why Does Patriarchy Persist?

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Nov 6, 2018

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We've been fighting patriarchy so long. Why are we still drowning in it? Carol Gilligan, the mother of feminist psychology, and NYU researcher Naomi Snider think they know. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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