Really?

1. MOSUO

Living near the border of Tibet in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces

The Mosuo have what's called “walking marriages." There is no institution of marriage; rather, women choose their partners by literally walking to the man’s home and the couples never live together.

2. MINANGKABAU

The Minangkabau of West Sumatra, Indonesia

the clan chief is always male

3. AKAN

The Akan people are a majority in Ghana, where they predominantly reside. The Akan social organization is fundamentally built around the matriclan, wherein one's identity, inheritance, wealth, and politics are all determined. All matriclan founders are female, but men traditionally hold leadership positions within the society

Often, the man is expected to not only support his own family, but those of his female relatives.

4. BRIBRI

The Bribri are a small indigenous group of just over 13,000 people living on a reserve in the Talamanca canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

5. GARO

the men govern the society and manage property.

In Garo tradition, the groom-to-be is expected to run away from a proposal of marriage, requiring the bride-to-be's family to "capture" him and return him to his potential bride's villiage. This back-and-forth is repeated until the bride either gives up, or the groom accepts her proposal (often after she has made many promises to serve and obey him).

6. NAGOVISI

The Nagovisi live in South Bougainville, an island west of New Guinea.



So Tal...what GREAT things have the women in these "societies" done for the world?

http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/...esize=1100x740

They don't look too advanced to me. Doesn't look like a place I'd like to live. They should have put the men in charge.