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A significant portion of the argument focuses on the attribution of these issues to patriarchy. The speaker emphasizes that "patriarchy didn't create any of those problems." Instead, they argue that patriarchy—traditionally viewed as a system of male dominance—cared little about women's roles outside of homemaking and motherhood. It "values women as Homemakers and mothers" and "doesn't want them to be obsessed with power." In this view, patriarchy did not impose expectations of assertiveness or career ambition; rather, it was content with women being "nice" and nurturing.