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08/03/2005:

"Here’s The Real Deal"

Here’s The Real Deal
Institutionalized sexism or patriarchy exists when the public institutions within a society, the military, government, political offices, financial institutions, universities, science and technology, industry, law enforcement, and basically every societal instrument of power, is predominantly created, defined and presided over by men. According to bell hooks, author of numerous critically acclaimed books on the politics of race, gender, class and culture, "males as a group have and do benefit from patriarchy, from the assumption that they are superior to females." The United States remains, for the most part, a patriarchal society.