((Relevant Porrim quote of the day: But anyone who's looked at our society more honestly can see that while, yes, it is superficially observed as a matriarchy on a fuschia-down basis, on a practical level all of the enforcement and political power governing most classes was delegated to the higher CIPs, which were generally male-dominated castes. They got to control the agenda and dictate the social conventions, and anyone who dared to object or bring light to this could always be countered with "Hey! Matriarchy! End of discussion."
((A friend pulled this quote up actually lol. Porrim gets shit on as the "rabid feminist" parody but she's literally not, she's on point with all her critiques but the fandom ignores what she has to say. I wish there was a word that might describe why she gets ignored but Kankri and Cronus are listened to and given a pass. Oh well!))