It's been a while since I've seen this directly addressed, and it's becoming more and more evident that much of what modern feminism is about when they claim "patriarchy" is really just their invoking Apex Fallacy in one form or another. Here's the first sources I can remember reading about this:

http://www.magic-city-news.com/Bernard_Chapin_102/The_Apex_Fallacy_An_Interview_with_Dr_Helen_Smith10920.shtml

http://www.the-spearhead.com/2011/01/10/implications-of-the-apex-fallacy/