The Parable of the Origin of Patriarchy

Authors

  • Alda Facio

Abstract

L’auteure réinvente l’histoire de l’humanité selon la dynamique sexuelle installée alors que la coexistence paisible entre les « voyageurs » (les hommes) et les « jardinières » (les femmes) a été corrompue par l’arrivée du pouvoir patriarcal, de la discrimination, du colonialisme et de l’exploitation qui s’en sont suivies.

Author Biography

Alda Facio

Alda Facio is a human rights activist, jurist and writer,
teaching human rights in many parts of the world. In 2004 she co-founded the Women´s Human Rights Institute with Angela Miles and has been teaching courses ever since. As one of the founders of the Women’s Caucus for Gender Justice in the International Criminal Court in 1996, she was its first Director. In 2005 she was appointed to the UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Violence against Women. Currently she is one of five expert members of the UN mandated Working Group on Discriminatory Laws and Practices (WGDAW).
Gioia Albano, "Babywearing in a Beautiful Garden," 2013, acrylic on canvas board, 20 x 30 cm. Gioia Albano is an Italian artist living in the south of France. Visit her website at: www.albanogioia.com

How to Cite

Facio, A. (2019). The Parable of the Origin of Patriarchy. Canadian Woman Studies Les Cahiers De La Femme, 33(1-2). Retrieved from https://cws.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cws/article/view/37767

Issue

Vol 33, No 1-2 (2018-2019) : Women's Human Rights

Section

Women's Human Rights: Conceptual and Political Challenges