Patriarchy works on two levels – gender and generation. Patriarchy was a term devised by women to show that inequality in society is based on gender and males are the main culprit of women’s suffering.

However patriarchy operates at different extend in different context .

For instance – The women of low caste in India are seen as objects of sexual appeasement and they are more prone to gang rapes and sexual abuse.

Whereas women’s of middle class are seen as pretty and elegant . And they are also prone to threats for dowry ,  violent restriction on their movement etc .

Patriarchy makes the women feel that they are born to be subservient to the males . Specifically talking about middle class women’s, they are aware of the fact that the male members of their family are dominating them but they see it as natural .

Since the upbringing of the girls happen in a way that they see males as the head and believe that there duty is to make the males happy and satisfied because they are earning for the family . Because of this thought even if a male commits violence, girls take it as a reaction to their fault not of the male .

Patriarchy is deep rooted in the society so even if some people challenge Patriarchy  then also only few people will get influenced whereas most people see these change makers as arrogant to societal norms and over enthusiastic blood .