Philosophically speaking (and experientially in some cases), I'm not sure if it's evolution or de-evolution that's taking place, but I see it every day taking place in one form and another. We know historically (or pre-historically) that matriarchs were not only the mothers of the tribe, but also the repositories and teachers of craft, knowledge, and what we might call spiritual values, except where they were ousted by "sky god" patriarchal dimwits. Today, in more and more ways, we are seeing the resurgence of a matriarchal society where the "men" are relegated (and often seem content) to being mono-mythic, unambitious (except at boys' games like war and sports, tinkering with machinery, etc.) "hanging outers." Women on the other hand are getting educations, rising in efficient jobs, from hard labor to management, adopting or redacting to spiritual leaderships of a pre-sky god nature (think pagan vs "Christian") and yet still maintaining their roles as mothers, grandmothers, etc.

What's at work here? Difficult to say. Progress or regression? Both, I suspect -- and despite being a Dom by nature and personality (thank goddess there is still room hopefully for male shamans LOL) -- but what seems to be happening in a large percentage is that men are sloughing off their obligations to society, family, civilization, etc. so they can basically goof off with their buds, get out of work, laze around, and generally not contribute through selfish attitudes and self-righteous "well, I'm a guy" 'tude. Which frankly disgusts me. LOL. I say, up with women! And if men want respect, they'd better start earning it.