Partnership model = social relations based on linking rather than ranking. Dominator model = ranking of one half of humanity over the other, in either patriarchy or matriarchy. She suggests that, under Cultural Transformation Theory, there are two basic models of society: I had thought that maybe this would be because the stereotypically “feminine” qualities of compassion and nurturing would lead to greater consideration for the non-human and future human inhabitants of Planet Earth.īut Riane Eisler takes a different view which, on reflection, I think is stronger. What I loved about it was that it confirmed a hunch that I’ve long had, that gender equality and sustainability are somehow entwined. 
Available in 26 different languages and with over half a million copies sold, it is definitely a book of significance.
On this occasion, I’d like to thank those who recommended The Chalice and the Blade, first published in 1987, which rings as true now as it did when it first came out. When three people, quite independently, suggest that I should read the same book, I pay attention.
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