Matriarchal society

A matriarchal society or matriarchy is a social organizational form in which the mother or oldest female heads the family. Descent and relationship are determined through the female line. It is also government or rule by a female or females. While those definitions apply in general, definitions specific to the discipline of anthropology differ in some respects.

Matriarchies may also be confused with matrilineal, matrilocal, and matrifocal societies. A few people consider any non-patriarchal system to be matriarchal, thus including genderally egalitarian systems, but most academics exclude them from matriarchies strictly defined.

With the exceptions of Saran and Togar civilizations, the vast majority of Union members are considered to be egalitarian neither matriarchal or patriarchal systems.