'Patriarchy is based on the idea that women's and children's bodies are at men's disposal'
- Posted on May 18, 2026
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'Patriarchy is based on the idea that women's and children's bodies are at men's disposal'
OP-ED. Historian Anne-Claude Ambroise-Rendu calls for a cultural revolution to confront sexual violence directly and stop seeing it as inevitable. She examines the legal and cultural history of men's sense of ownership over others' bodies.