I was surprised to find out that a matriarchy is not actually the opposite of a patriarchy. Of course, it’s not surprising that I would’ve thought that. I have a hunch that most of us do. In our still ...

“Wicked,” the stage musical, took its first bow 22 years ago. The novel it’s based on, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” was published in 1995. All of that happened well ...

Men is not a subtle movie. With a jaw-dropping climax, the new horror film from Alex Garland delivers its anti-patriarchy message with all the force of a sledgehammer through a garden wall. The story ...

READER QUESTION: Many people assume the patriarchy has always been there, but surely this isn’t the case? How did it really originate? Matt, 48, London. The patriarchy, having been somewhat in retreat ...

I didn’t realize going in just how much of a feminist paean Barbie was going to be. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised: This is a movie aimed at girls, after all. And while it’s a celebration of ...

Few creatures in horror are as liberated as the female vampire. Existing in opposition to a Judeo-Christian ideology, they are uninhibited by the patriarchal norms that permeate most modern societies.