Since the beginning of time, the idea of a matriarchal society has existed in the cultural zeitgeist. The new-age Feminist movement has provided more impetus to the utopian vision, with many envisioning how the world could differ if the power structures did not revolve around or were controlled through patriarchal values and means.
The main reason for this is the myriad problems associated with the current societal downfall under the patriarchal umbrella. Perhaps during the dawn of civilization, it made sense for humanity to exist within a patriarchal structure where gender roles had to be assigned for survival when our ancestors were out hunting and gathering. However, the world has changed immensely, and humanity has evolved and grown beyond needing such ancient structures and value systems.
To understand what a matriarchal society would look like, we would have to contrast it with a patriarchal society and consider possible differences. Looking at available examples of likely matriarchal societies, we can predict how a global matriarchal overhaul would work and function.
The word matriarchy was coined in contradiction to patriarchy in 1881, but a parallel system had been running in various regions of the world for a long time.
An example is the Mosuo in China, a completely matriarchal society. It consists of 40,000 women who are Buddhist monks. They do not marry or live with male partners. They can take partners but live by their own mandates and raise the children on their own, completely independent of male interference.
It has been widely posited that a matriarchy or society run by mothers in authoritative roles would be more peaceful and intelligent in their policymaking. Looking at the current state of policies across the globe, policy-makers' ignorance regarding long-term thinking is abysmal, to say the least, and has left society in a complete state of flux.
Biologically speaking, men have evolved to be more prone to violence than women, who are more prone to negotiations and de-escalation. This is partly due to testosterone affecting males' decision-making and tapping into their survival instincts or activating nodes asking them to exhibit a show of force and strength, an animalistic tendency. The male make-up renders them more likely to make rash decisions.
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