The good news is that there is strong movement in this direction of shifting from domination systems to partnership systems. Over the past several hundred years, one progressive movement after another has challenged traditions of domination - from the 18th century "rights of man" movement challenging the "divinely ordained right" of kings to rule their "subjects" to today's environmental movement challenging the once hallowed "conquest of nature."
Riane EislerThe only life many of the leaders of the anti-family planning movement seem to care about -- indeed obsess about -- is life before birth and after death.
Riane Eisler...gender relationships, which are tough for people to deal with, are key to whether a society orients to domination or partnership in all its relations.
Riane EislerContemporary nations such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland, where women are half of the national legislatures, have more caring policies, less violence, and more environmentally sustainable policies. These are connections we must pay attention to if we are to build a better future for us all.
Riane Eisler