Masculine republics decline to feminine democracies, and then decay to dictatorship" -- Attributed to Aristotle
We have glaring non-examples of how well matriarchies work (don't work) in this country. Look at the inner cities, where single mothers are the norm to head the family, children's teachers are most likely females, the high welfare case load and other social services are handled by social workers, who are mostly women, and good male role models are as scarce as ethical behavior in the Clinton adminstration.
The result is a ghetto with poverty, gangs, violence ...
On the other hand, I admire greatly Margaret Thatcher, Katherine Harris, Condaleza Rice, .... I'm all for strong women! But I'm sick and tired of white male bashing, for we owe them a lot and they did make this country great. And we need them again to keep this country great.