How come nearly every culture ever established patriarchy?

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answer:I can think of 2 potential reasons. 1) Women have to carry a fetus and go through some pretty difficult times to give birth. Men can continue working in the field while the woman is feeding and caring for the child. 2) On average men are bigger and stronger. I can’t help but think life in Afghanistan would be very different if women were bigger and stronger than taliban men. In the Asian tribe you mentioned, are the women smaller, equal to, or larger than the men?

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