Was patriarchy invented or inevitable?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: Was patriarchy invented or inevitable?
Position‹2 of 2: Patriarchy was inevitable

This position holds that male dominance was bound to arise: given asymmetries in reproduction, in physical force and in the demands of early subsistence, proponents argue that something like patriarchy would have emerged in almost any human society.

Supporting arguments · 2

Male dominance recurs across nearly every society, which is what a natural tendency looks like
No durable alternative to male public authority has emerged anywhere on its own