- underrated concept when thinking about patriarchal oppression is the concept of Brotherhoods -- the fraternities of "boys' networks" that deliberately exclude based on race & gender in part through sustained and continuous actions of racism and misogyny to maintain them
- the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
