Domination of women has provided a key link, both socially and symbolically, to the domination of earth, hence the tendency in patriarchal cultures to link women with earth, matter, and nature, while identifying males with sky, intellect, and transcendent spirit.

女性的统治为地球的统治提供了一个关键的联系，无论是在社会上还是在象征意义上，因此男权文化倾向于将女性与地球、物质和自然联系起来，而将男性与天空、智力和超然的精神联系起来。