Patriarchal society is not a "myth" in general, as some societies are highly patriarchal (see Saudi Arabia, for an extreme example). This point is however frequently overstated with regard to "Western" societies and the situation is more nuanced than most people are willing to admit. It would be ignorant to claim that men don't have an advantage compared to women in certain realms of any society (often with regard to career progression and earnings, for example) Similarly ignorant would be to ig…