# Patriarchy [[Under patriarchy, those who are not men are always ‘the other’. This is a form of ‘internal colonialism’.|Under patriarchy, those who are not men are always 'the other'; this is a form of 'internal colonialism'.]][^1] It is also important to see the connection between the patriarchy and *external* colonialism.[^2] *See also:* [[Matriarchy]] [^1]: Heide Goettner-Abendroth, ‘[[Goettner-Abendroth. ‘Re-thinking “Matriarchy” in Modern Matriarchal Studies Using Two Examples_ The Khasi and the Mosuo’, 2018.|Re-thinking “Matriarchy” in Modern Matriarchal Studies Using Two Examples: The Khasi and the Mosuo]]’, *Asian Journal of Women’s Studies*, vol. 24, issue 1, p. 4. [^2]: Heide Goettner-Abendroth, ‘[[Goettner-Abendroth. ‘Re-thinking “Matriarchy” in Modern Matriarchal Studies Using Two Examples_ The Khasi and the Mosuo’, 2018.|Re-thinking “Matriarchy” in Modern Matriarchal Studies Using Two Examples: The Khasi and the Mosuo]]’, *Asian Journal of Women’s Studies*, vol. 24, issue 1, p. 4.