The bonding of women that is woman-loving, or Gyn<br>affection, is very different from male bonding. Male bonding has … - Sheila Jeffreys

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Sheila Jeffreys

The bonding of women that is woman-loving, or Gyn
affection, is very different from male bonding. Male bonding has been the glue of male dominance. It has been based upon recognition of the difference men see between themselves and women, and is a form of the behaviour, masculinity, that creates and maintains male power… Male comradeship
bonding depends upon energy drained from women.

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