We hold the position of 'most successful species' because unlike
animals we have been able to modify our environment to suit our
needs. To early humans nature was a powerful and frightening
force, the bringer of plagues, storms and droughts. Nowadays we
control our environment to such an extent that nature is no
longer a demon spirit or an instrument of the wrath of god. In
much of the world nature is way down on our list of worries, it
is more likely to fear us. As the capability to control the
world around us has increased from the first primitive farmers
to the high-technology multinationals, the way we perceive the
world around us has also changed. So has the way we perceive
each other. One thing, however, that has remained constant
throughout this time is that in the majority of societies half
our species (women) has been held in an inferior position to the
other half (men). Why is this the case? The answer to this
question should explain two things. It should explain why today
with all our equal rights