In the last bit of time it seems there is a renewed interest in the foundations and likely laws and/ or rules of living in a Gynarchic system. Obviously these questions can not be answered definitively, on one hand everybody has slightly different ideas and living experience, on the other hand lived experiences of such a society are sparse. I urge everybody interested in this to read up on matriarchies, past and current (Mosuo and Minankabu), they can serve as a well of resources since they existed as societies centered around women for millennia. I personally don't think we can apply this 1:1, since pre-modern societies function differently from post-modern ones, but still they can answer many questions in maybe unexpected ways.

But as a starting point as of now, I'd like to take a look at the personal Manifesto which u/AWomanXX42 posted 2 years ago. I'm urging everybody here to take some time and read it. Let's a have a discussion on it and the Core Principles listed in it.

• Do you agree with all points written down?
• Are there any things you feel are missing?
• Is this an appropriate manifesto for Gynarchist ideas?

Here are some discussions from my side.

>Please note, with regards to the use of the words “superior” and “inferior”, I use them much the same way as one would describe a Captain as a superior/commanding officer and the first mate as being inferior in status to those of higher rank. Both have unique skills they each bring to the table but are not seen as equal in rank/status.

Maybe it's just a minor point, but I think it's really valuable to assign this definitions to these terms. There are too many people jumping to wrong conclusions, either loaded from patriarchal assumptions or sexually loaded. I believe that saying "women are superior to men" can serve as an important piece to be clear about the ideological foundations of Gynarchy. Do you agree, or would you rather make do without these terms?

>4- All families will be matrilineal with the concept of fatherhood and patrilineal descent being removed as the norm. This will be in accordance with the natural order as women are the birthers of the next generation and not men.

I think this point is really concisely put together. This shifts women to the center of all kinds of family matters, where they belong. For many years now have anthropological findings shown that early humans have lived in matrilineal households, which makes a lot of sense, women are the ones giving birth, women have the direct and unquestioned link to the next generation. This puts all power regarding her offspring in a womans hands, of course this allows connections to the (biological) father, the principle does not allow or forbid any of that. I also like how it doesn't assign any family structure. It just lays out the rules. And it makes me excited to see how this would be lived out in practice.

>7- Division of labor will be based on skill with everyone having a role in the running of society based on their abilities. That being said, women will still be the ones to hold all authority.

This is where I disagree a bit. I think "Division of labor [...] based on skill" is a misguided idea of capitalism with the stated goal or "lived reality" of a meritocracy. It's necessary to state the women will be the ones holding all authority. But rather than stating the goal that the division of labor will be skill based, I'd propose that women – and let me be clear, women's decision making is compared to men's consensus based, taking many aspects into account and not hierarchical and commanding – are the ones deciding over questions of labor. I'd like to let open how it'd be like in practice (are there matriarchs acting as the voices of their families, is there a very decentralized decision-making, are there institutions? This is not the point of it). But women are the ones deciding if a person should perform "traditional" work, or stay home to take care of their elderly, also non officially, women are the ones guiding the next generation which line of work may make sense for them. Of course this will not be independent of each persons skill, but my idea is to put women in the center of this and move away from the nebulous idea of skill which has led many people down wrong paths (capitalism/ free market economy and meritocracy).