Yet in some of these cases the women were themselves actively violent. Also in divorce cases it has now been acknowledged that decisions on the custody of children favour the female. The ex-husband is often forced to pay alimony to his wife in order to support his children. Yet the women are notorious for denying men access to their own children. The alienation experienced by men , who see their own children turned against them, has sometimes led them to commit bizarre crimes of retribution.
Women do have power both in the private realm and in public life.
In the private realm of the home women usually 'run the show' and men are often virtually visitors in their own home. In public life women have gained increasing formal recognition. But they have always wielded power behind the curtain. There is a strong case for saying that there really is no patriarchy. In addition feminists have unfairly vilified men to a rampant degree.