Gynarchism

Gynarchy is a political philosophy that promotes the rule of women and the dominance of females over males. It is a radical offshoot of feminism and is credited with being the founding ideology of the state of Kerlile. Gynarchism calls for the removal of men from positions of power to be replaced by the rule of women and a matriarchal system of government.

Etymology

Gynarchy originates from the Greek root gyn meaning "women" and archēs meaning "rule" or "government".

In Kerlile

Gynarchy is best known as the ideology of the state of Kerlile. Similar to radical feminism, gynarchy calls for an end to patriarchy in all its forms and blames the root cause of women's oppression on the patriarchal system; while advocating for replacing patriarchal rule with matriarchal rule.

In Kerlile, supporters are represented by the Women's Party of Kerlile. Supporters of the party, and the ideology, generally believe that the post-patriarchal society created in Kerlile in the 1920s should be the aim of nations and that attempts to reform the Kerlian system will lead to the return of patriarchy.

Criticism

Critics of the ideology say that Kerlian society is founded on misandry and reverse sexism, with matriarchy being as bad a concept as patriarchy. Feminists outside of Kerlile who are opposed to the ideology say that Kerlile has developed new traditions of oppression in the place of the old.